1827 Dumont D Urville Large Antique Map The Island of Tongatapu Tonga, Astrolabe Title Pages was engraved by Robert Benard

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The picturesque took on an increasingly acquisitive edge

Title : Suite de la Carte de La Siberie et le Pays Kamtschatka

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1827 Dumont D Urville Large Antique Map The Island of Tongatapu Tonga, Astrolabe Title Pages was engraved by Robert BenardTitle : Plan de L Isle Tonga Tabou Leve et dresse par M. E. Paris, Enseigne de Vaisseau Expedition de la Corvette de S M L Astrolobe Avril et Mai, 1827 Size: 26 1 2in x 20 1 2in (675mm x 520mm) Condition: (A) Very Good Condition Date : 1827 Ref #: 32157 Description: This magnificent large original & scarce lithograph antique map of the largest island in the Tonga Isalnd group, Tongatapu, by Dumont D Urville and Lieutenant Victor Lottin, aboard the