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| 438 |  | Details | Blondela, Lieut. | 1797 |
| Vue du Mouillage des Fregates Francaises a L'Isle de Mowee |
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Blondela, Lieut. |
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| 1797 |
| LOC:59 |
| $450.00 | Blondela--Lieut- | Vue-du-Mouillage-des-Fregates-Francaises-a-L-Isle-de-Mowee | Engraved re-strike view of ships from the La Perouse expedition anchored off of Maui in the Hawaiian Islands at an anchorage now known as "La Perouse Bay". This is the first large-format view ever published of the island of Maui. From the "Atlas du Voyage de La Perouse". From a drawing by Lieutenant Blondela, Engraved by J.J. Avril; lettered by L. Aubert. No 14. <BR> </BR>
Believe the engraving is an early 20th century re-strike <b> from the original copper plate </b>produced by the Chalcographie du Louvre. La Chalcographie du Louvre is a repository of more that 13,000 original plates from the Louvre's archives, housed upstairs above the Louvre's Paris galleries . Upon request visitors can have a engraving produced from one of those original plates by master printers on museum-quality paper. V. 15<BR> </BR> |
| 724 |  | Details | Feher, Joseph | 1950 |
| Dole Map of the Hawaiian Islands |
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Feher, Joseph |
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| 1950 |
| LOC:0 |
| $0.00 | Feher--Joseph | Dole-Map-of-the-Hawaiian-Islands | This map of Hawaii by Joseph Feher has been <b>sold</b> but in our inventory we now have one additional <a href=" https://www.rarecharts.com/ShowDetail/Creator/Feher--Joseph/Title/The-Dole-Map-of-the-Hawaiian-Islands/4983" target="_blank">Dole pictorial map of the Hawaiian Islands</a>.
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Joseph Fehér (b. 1908) was a watercolorist active in Hawaii from about 1930 - 1960. Feher’s travel-related work was in demand for decades and included promotional posters and calendars for United Airlines and other corporate clients. |
| 4983 |  | Details | Feher, Joseph | 1950 |
| The Dole Map of the Hawaiian Islands |
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Feher, Joseph |
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| 1950 |
| LOC:63 |
| $400.00 | Feher--Joseph | The-Dole-Map-of-the-Hawaiian-Islands | Original lithographed pictorial map of the Hawaiian Islands copyrighted by the Hawaiian Pineapple Company Ltd. 1950. Artist Joseph Feher depicted the Hawaiian islands and adjacent waters with boats, fish, and typical objects and pursuits associated with the islands: flying fish, surfing, spear fishing, sailing, poi-making, hula dancers, etc. Islands of the State of Hawaii mentioned in the legend include: Kauai, Niihau, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Kahoolawe, and the big island- Hawaii.
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The map is completely original minus the attached text legend at right that is, as in this case, often detached from the print. This is the second of two "Dole Pineapple Maps", the first was published in 1937.
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Lithography by Schwabacher-Frey.
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Once known as the Sandwich Islands, the Hawaiian Islands first documented discovery by a westerner occurred in 1778 with the arrival of British explorer Captain James Cook.
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