Oceania Collection

Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World) by Abraham Or
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World). Is considered to be the first true modern atlas. Written by Abraham Ortelius and originally printed on May 20, 1570, in Antwerp. World Map

A Family Group of Firewalkers - Fiji, Oceania. Only one family on one island possesses the mysterious secret of walking bare-footed on red hot stones. Date: 1924

Shipwreck of P&O Oceana
The masts of the P&O liner ??Oceania?. It sunk above the water six miles south east of Eastbourne. It was run into by the German ship ??Pisaqua?. Date: 1912

Cloak that the Hawaiian chiefs wore as a symbol of status
Cloak that the Hawaiian chiefs wore as a symbol of their high social status. Feather and vegetale fibre. Polynesia. Hawaiian Islands, United States. Last third of the 18th century

c. 1890s Oceania - Pacific Ocean islands- Fiji / Tonga portrait
c.1890s Oceania - Pacific Ocean islands - Fiji or Tonga - man in a grass skirt

Map of Oceania and the southern Pacific by Bartolomeo Borghi, Florence, 1836. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

World Map by Rumold Mercator (1512-1594)
Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio. World map, 1587. Detail of America. By Rumold Mercator (1545-1599)

Solomon Islanders
Head hunters of the Solomon Islands. Date: 1934

Polynesians with spear, bow and arrow and leaf-shaped paddle
Four Polynesian Men and a boy armed with spear, bow and arrows and leaf-shaped paddle! Date: circa 1920s

PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Rabaul. Japanese reconnaissance aircraft Mitsubishi F-1 shotted down in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, during the Second World War

French Polynesia - Leeward Islands and Tahiti
The Leeward Islands (Iles Sous-le-vent) and Tahiti - French Pacific Colonial territories. Inset illustration of Tahaa, Raiatea and Papeete (the capital of French Polynesia on Tahiti). Date: circa 1906

Tour of the Colonies - to Government House, Sydney - Carriage Procession. Part of Box 246 Boswell collection - Tour of the Colonies

Tour of the Colonies - St Kilda Pier Melbourne - Band waiting under welcoming Arch for Royal Couple. Part of Box 246 Boswell collection - Tour of the Colonies

Papua New Guinea - Preparing a Large Decoy Drum. Date: circa 1910s

Hoa Hakananai a. Easter Island
Hoa Hakananai a. Human figure (moai). Basalt. 1000-1200. Easter Island. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Malekula mask
Malekula ceremonial faced mask. Art from Melanesia. Sculpture on wood. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Museum of African and Oceanic Arts. Proc: VANUATU

Termite Mounds
TERMITE MOUNDS. Australia

Doment De Rienzi
LOUIS GREGOIRE DOMENT de RIENZI French soldier : after the war he traveled in Africa, Asia and Oceania, writing accounts of his journeys. Date: 1789 - 1843

Pipe Player of the Solomon Islands, a collection of nearly one thousand islands in Oceania (that form a sovereign country) - performing music for a traditional dance. Date: circa 1930s

AUSTRALIA. NORTHERN TERRITORY. Ubirr Rock. Kakadu National Park. Cave

AUSTRALIA. NORTHERN TERRITORY. Ayers Rock. Paleolithic art. Cave

Mission in Oceania
French missionaries of the Picpus and Marist orders bring Gods word to the cannibals of Oceania

Cyclone / Oceania
Touamotu Islands, Oceania (Pacific)

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