A Chief And Other Natives Of O-Taheitee, Visiting Captn Cook...
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An attractive and interesting plate, published in George Millar's "New and Universal System of Geography" - a Georgian compendium of reports and accounts from all round the world. This fine illustration shows Captain Cook meeting Tahitians. Above and below the main illustration are decorative, nautically-themed images.
mapmakers:
Wale
Grignion
place and date of publication:
London 1782
medium and colour:
Copperplate, Uncoloured
ref:
40719
size in mm: 290 by 180mm (11.5 by 7 inches). Price: £ 120 |
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