TAIWAN 1863 ANONYMOUS UNUSUAL ANTIQUE ORIGINAL COLORED LITHOGRAPHIC TYPHOON MAP

Description

Tifone contro al quale ebbe a combattere la Fregata di Sua Maestà Novara nel mare della China addì 18 e 19 Agosto 1858.

 

Description: Striking and highly detailed fine unusual original lithographic map documenting the route and meteorological observations of the Imperial Austrian Navy frigate Novara during a typhoon in the South China Sea.
 
Event: The typhoon sent by the ship between August 18 and 19, 1858.

Context: The voyage was part of the famous Novara Expedition (1857–1859), the first and only circumnavigation of the globe undertaken by the Austro-Hungarian scientific navy.
 
Geography: The map shows the island of Formosa (Taiwan), the Miyako-jima Islands, and the Ryu-Kyu archipelago (referred to as the "Liu-Tschu Islands").
 
Graphic elements: The complex network of red and black lines traces the frigate's route, wind changes, and the estimated path of the center of the tropical cyclone.

Date: 1863 ( undated )

Dimension: Paper size approx.: cm 32,7 x 24,9

Condition: Very strong and dark impression on good paper. Sheet old original colored. Small foxing and browning. Map folded. Conditions are as you can see in the images.



 

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