Pacific Ocean, Tahiti, Society Islands, Thomas Cook, 1774, Carte des Isles decouvertes aux environs d´Otahiti...
€69.00
Item number:
24 31 AT
This 18th century copper engraved map shows the expeditions of Captain Cook, Byron, Wallis and Carteret near Tahiti and the Society Islands.
Engraved by Bernard for the Parisian edition of 1774 by Hawkesworth´s book Account of the Voyages ....
Reference: National Library of Australia, MAP RM 555.
Very good condition. Some light age browning in the outer margins and a small spot in the area of the title. Clear print. Wide margins. Thick paper. Folds are as published. Verso: blank.
Image 24x51,5cm, page 29x57cm