1787 Bankes Antique Print View of the Islands of Tahiti - Cooks 3rd Voyage, 1777 19TH CENTURY He had been given reliable

He had been given reliable advice that cavalry could not negotiate the marshy terrain in the area and decided not to attempt a crossing

Locals refer to Grande Terre as Le Caillou (the pebble)

and the Dutch in Bahia and Pernambuco

The 1863 and 1864 editions in particular are highly desirable among collectors because the United States and North America maps illustrate the proposed

Le Trois Eglises

1787 Bankes Antique Print View of the Islands of Tahiti - Cooks 3rd Voyage, 1777 19TH CENTURY He had been given reliableTitle : View of the Islands of Otaheite Size: 9 1 2in x 7 1 2in (240mm x 190mm) Ref #: 40220 Date : 1787 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This fine original cooper plate engraved antique print of Matavai Bay and the Island of Tahiti during Captain Cooks visit to the Island during his 3rd Voyage of Discovery to the South Seas in 1777 was published in Thomas Bankes 1787 edition of A New, Royal and Authentic System of Universal Geography,