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Auction 208, Lot 239

"Carte des Iles Hawaii pour Servir au Voyage Pittoresque Autour du Monde", Dumont d'Urville, Jules Sebasian Cesar

Subject: Hawaii

Period: 1834 (dated)

Publication: Voyage Pittoresque Autour de Monde

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.1 x 8.8 inches
33.3 x 22.4 cm
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A fine chart of the Hawaiian Islands with an inset of the Ile de Oahou. Dumont d'Urville circumnavigated the globe for the second time between 1826 and 1829. On this expedition his accomplishments included significant Pacific discoveries. His records were so detailed that for the first time the scattered islands of the South Pacific could be divided into three major groups: Melanesia, Polynesia, and Micronesia. Although the expedition did not pass through Hawaii, this map is interesting as it is a very early (and perhaps the first) use of the native name Hawaii for the entire island chain.

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Condition: A

Issued folding on a bright sheet that has been flattened and backed with tissue.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $200

Closed on 4/22/2026

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