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Dufour: Antique Map of Oceania / Pacific Ocean, 1860
Dufour: Antique Map of Oceania / Pacific Ocean, 1860
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  • Map: Oceanie dressee par A. H. Dufour
  • Cartographer: A.H. Dufour / Ch. Dyonnet
  • Place & Date: Paris / 1860s
  • Size: 29 3/8" x 21 1/2"
  • Condition: wash color; overall age toning and a few minor spots

    A superbly detailed nautical chart of the Pacific Ocean showing all of Australia, Indonesia, and Japan as well as most of North America and the west coast of South. Includes five insets: southeastern Australia, New Caledonia, the Marquesas, Tahiti, and the Gambier Archipelago (French Polynesia).

    Guillaume Henri Dufour (1787-1875) was a Swiss army officer, bridge engineer and topographer. He was founder and president of the Swiss Federal Office of Topography. During is military career, his duties included mapping various islands and regions.

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  • Condition
    wash color; overall age toning and a few minor spots?
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    Dufour: Antique Map of Oceania / Pacific Ocean, 1860

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