Capt. James Cook
Society Islands, 1773
12 x 17 ½ in
30 x 45 cm
30 x 45 cm
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Cook's fundamental chart of the Society Isles now part of French Republic. This map focuses on the western islands of the Society Isles, namely modern Maupiti, Borabora, Tahaa, Raiatea and...
Cook's fundamental chart of the Society Isles now part of French Republic.
This map focuses on the western islands of the Society Isles, namely modern Maupiti, Borabora, Tahaa, Raiatea and Huahine.
Although Cook was not the first modern European to reach the Society Isles, he was the person to name them, as he arrived on his first expedition of 1769.
First English edition.
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This map focuses on the western islands of the Society Isles, namely modern Maupiti, Borabora, Tahaa, Raiatea and Huahine.
Although Cook was not the first modern European to reach the Society Isles, he was the person to name them, as he arrived on his first expedition of 1769.
First English edition.
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