Invention of Paradise: 1845-1870

by Galerie Daniel Blau Munchen, Paul-Emile Miot, Sydney Picasso, et al.

This sumptuous illustrated volume shows the hitherto unpublished pictures taken by the naval commander Paul- mile Miot (1827-1900) in the early days of photography. Taken during an expedition to Polynesia, the photographs are accompanied by drawings and objects from Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands.

When the French naval commander Paul- mile Miot was sent to Oceania aboard the "Astr e" in 1869, he took his photographic equipment with him...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3777431915
• ISBN13: 9783777431918
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Hirmer Verlag GmbH
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.8" x 11.7"