Koa FRAMED Map from La Perouse Voyage of Hawaii

Large format original engraving. -- Two cards on one hand. -- From the Atlas du Voyage de la Perouse printed in Paris in 1797. -- Sheet dimensions: approx. Height 36 1/2" Width 28 1/2" -- Large format original copper engraving. -- Two maps on one sheet. -- From "Atlas du Voyage de la Perouse" printed in Paris, 1797. -- These maps illustrate the charting of the islands by La Perouse and the compilation of the data from La Perouse and Cook's explorations in the Hawaiian islands. One of the most historically important 18th century maps of Hawaii. -- Jean-François de Galaup de La Pérouse (1741 1788) was a French navigator, circumnavigator and geographer in the Age of Enlightenment. From 1772 to 1776, La Pérouse sailed on behalf of the French governor in the Indian Ocean between the French-controlled colonies of Mauritius, Réunion, Pondicherry in southern India and Madagascar and later also to Australia. In February 1788, La Pérouse sent a message home with the planned route: via Tonga, New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands to New Guinea. But La Pérouse achieved none of these goals. Both ships and crew disappeared without a trace. The ships are believed to have been caught in a tropical cyclone. Jean-François de Galaup de La Pérouse (1741-1788) was a French navigator, circumnavigator and geographer in the Age of Enlightenment. From 1772 to 1776, La Pérouse sailed on behalf of the French governor in the Indian Ocean between the French-controlled colonies of Mauritius, Reunion, Pondicherry in southern India and Madagascar and later also to Australia. In February 1788, La Pérouse sent a message with the further planned route home: via Tonga, New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands it was to go to New Guinea. But La Pérouse did not achieve any of these goals. Both ships and crew disappeared without a trace. The ships are believed to have been hit by a tropical cyclone. This engraving comes from the very rare Atlas Atlas du Voyage de la Perouse. printed in Paris in 1797