Catégorie : Australia

Acquired From: Gowrie Galleries Colouring: Coloured Condition: Good Confirmed: Yes Date Acquired: 9/12/2003 Dealers ID No.: M136 (STK 1433.01) Description: Louis de Freycinets general map of Australia reflects the extensive surveys and coastal explorations conducted by the French during the expedition to the southern hemisphere led by Nicolas Baudin between 1800 and 1804. Commissioned by…

Acquired From: Gowrie Galleries Colouring: Coloured Condition: Good Confirmed: Yes Date Acquired: 9/12/2003 Dealers ID No.: (STK 1432.01) Description: This map of the South Australian coastline was prepared by Louis de Freycinet during the French expedition led by Nicolas Baudin (18001803). It was first published in 1811 as Plate 2 in Voyage de découvertes aux…

Acquired From: Gowrie Galleries Colouring: Coloured Condition: Very Good Confirmed: No Dealers ID No.: M77/1 (STK 1189.01Y) on verso TG24 Description: Giovanni Maria Cassini was a noted geographer, engraver, and publisher in Rome. His Nuovo atlante geografico universale was published between 1792 and 1801 in three volumes, and was one of the largest atlases published…

Acquired From: Gowrie Galleries Colouring: Uncoloured Condition: Excellent Confirmed: 28/09/2024 Date Acquired: 9/10/2002 Dealers ID No.: M496 (STK 1332.01) Description: Gilles Robert de Vaugondy was commissioned to create maps to accompany a lecture by Charles de Brosses, a member of the Académie Royale des Sciences. These maps were later included in de Brosses's two-volume collection…

Acquired From: Gowrie Galleries Colouring: Uncoloured Condition: Excellent Confirmed: 28/09/2024 Date Acquired: 9/6/2004 Dealers ID No.: (STK 1460.01) Description: Simon Dewez regarded this map as an 1808 proof presentation copy from Louis Freycinet's private collection. The map is more commonly known for its inclusion Voyage de découvertes aux terres australes, the official account of Nicolas…