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 Papua which follow are from this classic three-volume work.

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


Indigenous men, Papua	Kouaoui village, Papua	view of Dori Bay, West Papua	making fire, Veguiou Island

view of Manavai, Papua	Guebe Island, West Papua	anchorage at Rawak Island, West Papua	Masmapi Island, West Papua

chiefly costumes, West Papua	sacred house at Dori, West Papua	view of Carteret Bay, New Ireland	working a forge, Rawak, West Papua