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Antique Chart of the Friendly Islands or Nowadays Tonga, by Cook, 1784
€340
$385 · £290
Original print, not a reproduction.
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- Date
- 1784
- Sheet size
- 11.4 × 16.7 in (29 × 42.5 cm)
- Condition
- Good. General age-related toning. Defect lower left margin. Please study image carefully.
- Collection
- Voyages of discovery
- Era
- 1700 to 1789, Age of discovery
- Stock no.
- f_29624032
Antique print titled 'Chart of the Friendly Islands'. Antique map of the Friendly Islands depicting Rotterdam or Anamocka, Middelburg or Eaoowe and Amsterdam or Tongatabu. Originates from 'A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean: Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere (..)' published in Dublin.
Artists and Engravers: James Cook (Author, 1728-1779) was a British captain, explorer and cartographer.
Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Defect lower left margin. Please study image carefully.
Date: 1784
Overall size: 42.5 x 29 cm.
Image size: 34.5 x 24 cm.
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