Sauvage des Îles de L'Amirauté

by Jacques-Julien Labillardiere, Jean Piron, J. L. Copia, C.

A$425 · Offered by Asia Bookroom

(Paris.): (circa 1800). Engraving on watermarked laid paper, 45 x 30 cm edges spotted, four spots affecting the background of the image, but a very good dark impression. Beautifully composed image of a man of the Admiralty Islands, (now often referred to as Manus after the largest island), Papua New..... More

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