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C1841
Village de la bie de la Madre de Dios. (ile Marquises)
After the Venus’s stay at the Galapagos Islands the ship left on the 15/7/38 for the Marquesas Islands and reached Fatu Hiva on 1/8/38, then to Hiva Oa and Fatu Haku. The local chief warmly welcomed the French and would … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Village de la bie de la Madre de Dios. (ile Marquises)
Date:
C1841
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Chine colle lithograph, uncoloured as issued.
Image Size:
285mm
x 200mm
Paper Size:
520mm
x 340mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1841
Description:
After the Venus’s stay at the Galapagos Islands the ship left on the 15/7/38 for the Marquesas Islands and reached Fatu Hiva on 1/8/38, then to Hiva Oa and Fatu Haku. The local chief warmly welcomed the French and would four years later sign a document establishing French Sovereignty over the islands. The next three weeks were spent in a thorough survey os the islands.
From Voyage Autour du Monde sur La Venus 1836-1839.
Romuald Georges Menard (1778 - 1846)
French cartographer and surveyor. He was attached to the Cadastral Survey of the city of Paris and is best known for his Atlas National des Departments et des Possessions de la France in which all the maps are beautifully embellished.
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