1778 Capt. Cook Antique Print Portrait of a Woman of New Caledonia Visit in 1774 South Pacific leapt in to the sea

leapt in to the sea

William Bayly

which he continued to produce in collaboration with the playwright Charles-Hugues Le Febvre de Saint-Marc

This fine large original antique lithograph print was published in the extremely significant Australian & New Zealand publication The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia between 1886-88

The exact route was kept secret to protect the Spanish trade monopoly against competing powers

1778 Capt. Cook Antique Print Portrait of a Woman of New Caledonia Visit in 1774 South Pacific leapt in to the seaTitle : Femme de la Noule. Caledonie Ref : 21327 Size: 10in x 8in (255mm x 205mm) Date : 1778 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This fine original copper plate engraved antique print, portrait of a Woman of the Islands of New Caledonia in the South Pacific, visited by Captain James Cook during his 2nd Voyage of Discovery in the South Seas in September 1774, was engraved by Robert Benard after William Hodges and was published in the 1778