Historically important map of the SOLOMON ISLANDS showing SANTA CRUZ, MAKIRA ISLANDS, and others. It is considered the first map of the region executed on a large uniform scale (1:1,641,836) resulting in the largest picture of the area available at the time and also the first map of the territory published in a lithographed atlas.
Titled: "OCÉANIQUE. PARTIE DES ILES SALOMON. Nº33 ”
Cartographer: Vandermaelen, Philippe (1795-1869)
Published: 1827, Brussels (Belgium).
Size: about 530 x 680 mm (21 x 26 3/4 inches)
Medium: Lithograph on quality paper with contemporary hand coloring.
Condition: Very good condition, double-page as issued.