Lot #: 97352
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Croquis du Mouillage du Cap Boung-Quioua (Côte du Tonkin)... |
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Selling price: $175
Sold in 2016 |
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Description
A hardly obtainable sea-chart of an are in the 'Gulf of Tonkin' in northern Vietnam.
It shows a bay with a village, and three smaller islands, including numerous depth soundings, as surveyed by the Corvette Favorite in February and March 1831. Engraved by Tardieu after Hacq.
From the highly-priced account Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de Chine...
A highly important chart of the area, the best obtainable of its period, and rare at auction!
Reference: Borba de Moraes I, p. 457-458; Brunet III-834-835; Cordier, 2426; Ferguson, 1669; Hill, 980; Sabin, 38985.
It shows a bay with a village, and three smaller islands, including numerous depth soundings, as surveyed by the Corvette Favorite in February and March 1831. Engraved by Tardieu after Hacq.
From the highly-priced account Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de Chine...
A highly important chart of the area, the best obtainable of its period, and rare at auction!
Reference: Borba de Moraes I, p. 457-458; Brunet III-834-835; Cordier, 2426; Ferguson, 1669; Hill, 980; Sabin, 38985.