HERMÈS silk scarf 'LE GEOGRAPHE', by Sandra Laroche, design first published 1992. Retail price: 530,-€. 100% silk. Model in jacquard silk with the ship after which the cloth is named which was on the Baudin expedition, a French expedition to explore the coast of Australia. The four corners depict Charles Alexandre Lesueur, the expedition's painter, Matthew Flinders, an English captain who sailed on the mission, François Péron, a zoologist, and Nicolas Baudin himself. Hand-rolled hems. 90 x 90 cm. Signs of wear.