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CARTE DE L'ARCHIPEL DES NAVIGATEUS (PLATE 52)
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Original copperplate engraving published in 1797-1798 in Atlas du Voyage de la Perouse, visitation in December, 1787; this large and handsome charting depicts the islands of Samoa with topographical vignettes and an inset of Bougainville's original discovery in May, 1768; image size 48.3 x 67.3cm (19 x 26 1/2in); presented in fine condition in mat form; Certificate of Authenticity verso from Lahaina Printsellers Ltd., Maui, Hawaii