{"product_id":"great-pacific-ocean","title":"Great Pacific Ocean - Pérouse 1798","description":"\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eChart of the Great Pacific Ocean (1798)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Chart of the Great Pacific Ocean or South Sea, To Illustrate the Voyage of Discovery, made by the Boussole and Astrolabe, in the Years 1785, 86, 87 \u0026amp; 88. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"161\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/b\u003e London, United Kingdom. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"193\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e Published Nov. 1st, 1798. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"225\"\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Copperplate engraving with original hand-colouring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Final Voyage of La Pérouse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eThis map tells the story of one of the great mysteries of maritime exploration: the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"84\"\u003eLa Pérouse expedition\u003c\/b\u003e. Commissioned by King Louis XVI to rival the discoveries of Captain Cook, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, set sail with two ships, the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"255\"\u003eBoussole\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"272\"\u003eAstrolabe\u003c\/i\u003e. This chart traces their extensive path across the Pacific, from the coasts of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"361\"\u003eNorth America\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"379\"\u003eChina\u003c\/b\u003e to the shores of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"402\"\u003eNew Holland\u003c\/b\u003e (Australia). Shortly after leaving Botany Bay in 1788, the entire expedition vanished, and it was not until years later that their journals—dispatched earlier in the journey—were published in London and Paris, allowing this map to be created.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eIt captures a Pacific Ocean that was still being defined by European powers. The map includes early sightings of the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"117\"\u003eHawaiian Islands\u003c\/b\u003e (labeled Sandwich Isles), the intricate archipelagos of the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"194\"\u003eSouth Seas\u003c\/b\u003e, and the challenging coastlines of the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"244\"\u003ePacific Northwest\u003c\/b\u003e. It is a monument to the \"Age of Enlightenment\" and the dangerous, high-stakes quest for geographic knowledge that often cost explorers their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eChronicles of the Map\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA Global Canvas\u003c\/b\u003e: The map provides a massive, sweeping view of the world’s largest ocean, stretching from the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"109\"\u003eBering Strait\u003c\/b\u003e in the north to the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"143\"\u003eSouthern Ocean\u003c\/b\u003e, and from the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"172\"\u003eEast Indies\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"187\"\u003eSouth America\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eNew Holland \u0026amp; New Zealand\u003c\/b\u003e: The rendering of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"44\"\u003eNew Holland\u003c\/b\u003e (Australia) and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"72\"\u003eNew Zealand\u003c\/b\u003e reflects the most advanced nautical data available at the time, showing the progress made since the initial Dutch discoveries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMaritime Routes\u003c\/b\u003e: Faint lines across the vast blue expanse indicate the specific tracks taken by the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"100\"\u003eBoussole\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"113\"\u003eAstrolabe\u003c\/i\u003e, marking the coordinates of their soundings and sightings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eNorth American Frontier\u003c\/b\u003e: The map offers a fascinating look at the colonial boundaries of the late 1700s, labeling \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"114\"\u003eLouisiana\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"125\"\u003eNew Mexico\u003c\/b\u003e, and the \"United States\" just after their independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Treasures of the Orient","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43920245129281,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/7125\/5105\/files\/8347C0F1-9ED2-47C3-AFDB-C54A863AFDE6.jpg?v=1778226649","url":"https:\/\/treasuresoftheorient.com\/products\/great-pacific-ocean","provider":"Treasures of the Orient","version":"1.0","type":"link"}