The De Rienzi Gallery

In 1836 M.G.L. Domeny de Rienzi's Océanie ou Cinquième Partie du Monde was published by Firmin Didot Frères in Paris, France.

The prints of Polynesia and Melanesia which follow are from this classic three-volume work.

The images below are details. To view the complete engravings, click on the thumbnails.


a jungle at Mounin Sima, Ogasawara Islands	Captain de Langle's death in 1787, Tutuila, American Samoa	transfer of authority, Rotuma, Fiji	islanders beckoning to a ship, Rotuma, Fiji

spearing a bird before a case (house), New Caledonia	the landing at Bounty Bay, Pitcairn Island	an early 19th century view of Adamstown, Pitcairn Island	view of Tanna Island, Vanuatu (New Hebrides)

monument to French explorer La Perouse on Vanikolo	Vanikolo islanders, Solomon Islands	reception for French officers on Tikopia, Solomon Islands	grating taro, Vanikolo, Solomon Islands