Auction 005 Antique & Decorative
By Ma San Auction
Sep 30, 2022
2 Princes Buildings, George Street, Bath, BA1 2ED
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LOT 275:

ANTIQUE PRINTED MAP BY F. F. DE LA PEROUSE, Paris 1797. Carte des Decouvertes, Faites en 1787 dans les Mers de ...

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ANTIQUE PRINTED MAP BY F. F. DE LA PEROUSE, Paris 1797. Carte des Decouvertes, Faites en 1787 dans les Mers de Chine et De Tartaire... 2E Feuille; Copperplate, uncoloured. Comte De La Perouse continued the French tradition of Pacific exploration. He followed Cook's scientific and geographic approach, not aiming for commerce or land annexation. Unlike Cook, he made no major land finds. This detailed second sheet continues the track of La Perouse's voyage from north Korea and Japan around Kamchatka and the Kurile Islands. 490 by 675mm (19.25 by 26.25 inches)

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