1817 Tavernier & Lepetit Antique Atlas of Turkey Persia Vietnam, Asia - 22 Prints Solomon Islands Belgium gained its independence and

Belgium gained its independence and the decision was made to dismantle fortified cities such as Mons

walls and bastions

The first European to record sighting Ra iātea was Pedro Fernandes de Queirós in 1606

This original copper-plate engraved map by Jean Denis Barbie du Bocage was engraved in 1785 - dated in the title - and was published in the 1787 edition of Jean-Jacques Barthelemy famous Voyage du jeune Anarcharsis en Grece or Travels of Anacharsis the younger in Greecein 4 volumes

then about nine years old

1817 Tavernier & Lepetit Antique Atlas of Turkey Persia Vietnam, Asia - 22 Prints Solomon Islands Belgium gained its independence andTitle : Atlas de Tavernier Chez M. Me Lepetit 1817 Ref #: 91592 Size: 8vo Date : 1817 Condition: (A) Very Good Condition Description: This fine original antique of the travels from Turkey, Persia, Central Asia, Vietnam of Jean Baptist Tavernier's was translated from the English by M Henry & M Breton and published by V Lepetit. Paris in 1817 dated. This atlas contains 22 copper plate engraved prints, as listed below. The atlas covers have been removed