Old Map of Oceania by Tunison, 1881: Mercator projection; colonial empires table; Pacific phantom islands Size:A3 (297x420mm) making it an indispensable tool

making it an indispensable tool for travelers and a cherished item for collectors

while the willowy lines add a lyrical counterpoint to the swift silhouettes of the birds

a magnum opus renowned for its detailed

which was a massive undertaking that took several years to complete

Old Map of Oceania by Tunison, 1881: Mercator projection; colonial empires table; Pacific phantom islands Size:A3 (297x420mm) making it an indispensable toolTunison's Oceania is an arresting window onto the Pacific world as imagined and administered in 1881. Drawn by H. C. Tunison for his Peerless Universal Atlas of the World, it distills a vast and scattered regionAustralia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Hawaii, Micronesia, French Polynesia, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Tongainto a legible, richly annotated tableau. A visually distinct cartouche at lower right proclaims