Oceania Australia New Zealand Polynesia Indonesia 1848 Lapie large folio map Hughsonville Order of Oddfellows

Order of Oddfellows

print has long ago had paper mounted all around it to the blank margins

Frontis portraits protected by original tissue guards

couple archival tape repairs along linen edges on reverse

Oceania Australia New Zealand Polynesia Indonesia 1848 Lapie large folio map Hughsonville Order of OddfellowsCarte de L'Oceanie, Contenant L'Australie, La Polynesie, et les Isles Asiatiques. (Oceania, Pacific Ocean, Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, Hawaii). Issued 1842, Paris by Lapie. Engraved by Tardieu. Finely engraved large oversize early 19th century map with original outline hand color. French text. Nice looking example, sheet toned with pleasing age patina, blank margins with age spotting, faint