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Archive for the Oceania Category (3 Posts)

Map of Krakatau and surrounding islands

The Unmaking of an Island

Posted by: Amelia Raines

Posted in: 19th century cartography, Asian History, Oceania

The map shows both the planned itinerary of La PeĢrouse and the routes of the principal European voyages in the Pacific up to the 1780s.

“Pérouse”-ing the Pacific

Posted by: Carissa Pastuch

Posted in: 18th century cartography, Exploration, Oceania

A stick chart of the Marshall Islands.

The Unique Seafaring Charts of the Marshall Islands

Posted by: Cynthia Smith

Posted in: Asian History, Exploration, Oceania