Subject: South Pacific Ocean, Tahiti
Period: 1775 (circa)
Publication: Relation des Voyages Entrepris par Ordre de sa Majeste Britannique…
Color: Black & White
Size:
20.3 x 9.5 inches
51.6 x 24.1 cm
This is a chart that depicts the Society Islands, including Tahiti, and the tracks of Commodore Byron, Capt. Cook, Capt. Carteret and Capt. Wallis. Drawn on a Mercator projection and engraved by Benard for the Paris edition of John Hawkesworth's Account of the Voyages.
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Condition: B+
Nice impression on thick watermarked paper. There are a few tiny spots in the image and a binding trim at lower left. Issued folding.