Carte d’Assemblage de l’Océanique - Vandermaelen 1827 It is a subtle boast

It is a subtle boast

it also includes an incongruous American native with a feathered headdress—a symbol of the "exotic" often used interchangeably by European engravers

Authenticity: Original 19th-century lithograph

The elaborate baroque title cartouche in the upper left serves as a signature of Sanson's clean

Carte d’Assemblage de l’Océanique - Vandermaelen 1827 It is a subtle boastVandermaelens Index Map of Oceania (1827) Title: Carte dAssemblage de lOcanique Cartographer: Philippe Marie Guillaume Vandermaelen Origin: Brussels, Belgium Date: 1827 Technique: Lithograph with original hand colouring The Narrative: The First Great Lithographic Atlas This map tells the story of a revolutionary moment in cartography. Published in 1827, Vandermaelens Atlas Universel was the first atlas in history to be produced entirely by lithography