Australia New Zealand Oceania Polynesia Hawaii 1855 Laguillermie pictorial map February2022 All the plates are iconic

All the plates are iconic and epitomize the visual and intellectual state of representation at this historical moment

for Demands Recoverable by the Acts made in the 7th and 8th Years of the Reign of King William the Third

a great example of highly decorative cloth gilt bindings of this era

Native Polynesians

early rubber stamp on one side (now effaced)

Australia New Zealand Oceania Polynesia Hawaii 1855 Laguillermie pictorial map February2022 All the plates are iconicOceanie. (Oceania, Indonesia, Australia, New Guinea, Polynesia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Decorative Vignettes). Issued c. 1855, Paris by LeMercier. Engraved by Laguillermie. Wonderful decorative mid 19th century engraved pictorial map with original outline hand color. Lovely elaborate decorative vignette border all around the central map greatly enhances the visual appeal. This includes figures, natives in grass skirts, numerous types of animals and birds