Old Map of Oceania by Tunison, 1881: Mercator projection; colonial empires table; Pacific phantom islands Size:A3 (297x420mm) Irvine Golf Club

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a magnum opus renowned for its detailed

this map is sure to be a conversation starter and a source of inspiration

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

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Old Map of Oceania by Tunison, 1881: Mercator projection; colonial empires table; Pacific phantom islands Size:A3 (297x420mm) Irvine Golf ClubTunison'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