"Carte des Isles Sandwich", Bonne, Rigobert
Subject: Hawaii
Period: 1787 (circa)
Publication: Atlas Encyclopedique
Color: Hand Color
Size: 9.3 x 13.6
This handsome copper-engraved chart details the Hawaiian Islands. The track of Cook's voyages of 1778 and 1779 are charted through the island chain with dates. The large inset shows Kealakekua Bay where Cook met his untimely death on February 14, 1779. Embellished with a large compass rose and fleur-de-lys. Engraved by Andre.
Condition: B+
There are light spots, faint offsetting, and a pair of worm holes in the bottom blank margin.
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Subject: Hawaii
Period: 1787 (circa)
Publication: Atlas Encyclopedique
Color: Hand Color
Size: 9.3 x 13.6
This handsome copper-engraved chart details the Hawaiian Islands. The track of Cook's voyages of 1778 and 1779 are charted through the island chain with dates. The large inset shows Kealakekua Bay where Cook met his untimely death on February 14, 1779. Embellished with a large compass rose and fleur-de-lys. Engraved by Andre.
Condition: B+
There are light spots, faint offsetting, and a pair of worm holes in the bottom blank margin.
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