Born in Le Havre of a seafaring family d`Apres de Mannevillette had a long and distinguished career as a navigator and one of the first French hydrographers
to some extent royal authority remained in the hands of a person entitled the Nganga Mvumbi (priest of the corpse) who oversaw the body of the dead king awaiting burial
ou la Volupte - A corpulent and grinning statues representing the spirit of pleasure
large beautifully hand coloured original antique Twin Hemisphere World Map - with an unusually depicted southern coast of Australia and French text on the General views of the World at the time - by Jean Baptiste Louis Clouet (1730-87) was published byMondhare et Jean
its territory and political influence expanded as far as Satun in southern Thailand
1854 John Arrowsmith Rare Antique Map, Early Town Plan of Gladstone, Queensland Middle East Born in Le Havre ofTitle : Plan of the Town of Gladstone Port Curtis 1854 (Water is very scarce in this locality) Size: 22 1 4in x 16 3 4in (565mm x 425mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1854 Ref #: 82045 Description: This large, rare & important map, a very early plan of the Queensland town of Gladstone by John Arrowsmith was engraved in 1854 dated and was published for The Colonial Office Parliamentary Papers, London. The rarity of this map cannot be
