Charte von der Insel Pitcairn De L'Isle Pitcairn ...
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A detailed chart, with coastal profiles below, of the remote island of Pitcairn. This is from the German edition of Hawkesworth. John Hawkesworth's eagerly-anticipated official account of James Cook's first voyage to the Pacific was one of the most popular publications of the 18th century.
mapmaker:
J. Cook
place and date of publication:
Paris c.1775
medium and colour:
copperplate, Uncoloured
ref:
41453
size in mm: 195 by 265mm (7.75 by 10.5 inches). Price: £ 300 |
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