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| Keywords: 1769 Cook Map of Tahiti, the Society Islands, and the Vicinity - Geographicus - OtahitiDecouverts-cook-1769.jpg This is a fine map shows the explorations of Captain Cook Captain Byron Captain Wallis and Captain Carteret in the vicinity of Tahiti and the Society Islands from 1765 to 1769 Extends from Is Scilly i e the Scilly Islands in the west and to I Whitsunday de la Pentecote i e the Whitsunday Island in the east from Is du Disappointment i e Disappointment Island in the north to Ohetiroa in the south Features the routes taken by these important explorers as the zig-zagged in and around the Society Islands Depicts the island of Tahiti Otaheite as well as Bora Bora Bolabola Otaha Marma Ulietea and others Title in decorative script in the upper right quadrant Engraved by Bernard for the 1774 Paris edition of John Hawkesworth �s Account of the Voyages � in which this was contained as Plate 3 in Volume III 1769 dated Size in 21 10 object history credit line accession number OtahitiDecouverts-cook-1769 <i>Relation des voyages entrepris par ordre de sa Majesté Britannique actuellement régnante pour faire des découvertes dans l'hémisphère méridional et successivement exécutés par le commodore Byron le capitaine Carteret le capitaine Wallis et le capitaine Cook dans les vaisseaux le Dauphin le Swallow and l'Endeavour </i> 1774 first Saillant and Nyon French edition Geographicus-source PD-Art-100 Maps of the Society Islands James Cook maps relating to Samuel Wallis John Byron Philip Carteret Maps of voyages Old nautical charts Old maps showing history of Oceania Old maps of Polynesia 1769 maps French language maps of the Pacific Ocean | ||||
