1778 Capt Cook Antique Print Matavia Bay & Boats in Tahiti French Polynesia 1773 Italy as shown in the print

as shown in the print

since on the 24 and 26 June 1767

Verso: - Light soiling & spotting

Relations between Cook\\\'s crew and the people of Yuquot were cordial if sometimes strained

in 1726 the two Parisians journeyed to Russia (now under the reign of Catherine I) to start their surveys

1778 Capt Cook Antique Print Matavia Bay & Boats in Tahiti French Polynesia 1773 Italy as shown in the printTitle : Vue de Taiti et de plusieurs Pirogues De Cette Isle (View of the Island of Tahiti and canoes) Size: 15in x 7 1 2in (380mm x 190mm) Ref #: 21576 Date : 1778 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This large original copper plate engraved antique print a view of Matavia Bay, on the Island of Tahiti, with various canoes & boats, visited by Captain James Cook in August 1773, during his 2nd Voyage of Discovery to the South Seas, was engraved