Roucaute, Jean
Jean Roucaute (fl. c. 1950 - 1951) was a French artist, cartographer, and scholar based in Tahiti. Little is known about his life and work, but at least one pictorial map and one cadastral survey are attributed to him, as well as a publication on the land regulations of French territories in the Pacific. He appears to have had an official or semi-official role in the administration of French Polynesia and most likely lived in Papeete.
'A wonderland of infinite fascination.'
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A curious 1950 pictorial map of Tahiti in French Polynesia by Jean Roucaute, printed by Photos Sylvain. It reflects the popular French romanticization of Tahiti as a otherworldly paradise, a perspective that can largely be attributed to the artist Paul Gaugin, who is referenced here several times. (more details)