1778 Capt. Cook Antique Print Portrait of Oedidee, Bora Bora met by Cook in 1773 Atlas The town was besieged in

The town was besieged in 1676 by Vauban and retaken for France

where he was one of 120 survivors from an initial force of 400 men

Plate size: - 18 1/2in x 13 3/4in (470mm x 350mm)

His administration of the colony was highly esteemed

Nendo is the largest of the Santa Cruz Islands

1778 Capt. Cook Antique Print Portrait of Oedidee, Bora Bora met by Cook in 1773 Atlas The town was besieged inTitle : O Hedidee, Jeune homme de Bolabala Ref : 31774 Size: 10in x 8in (255mm x 205mm) Date : 1778 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This fine original copper plate engraved antique print, a portrait of O Hedidee or Oedidee of the island of Bora Bora in the Society Islands, met by Captain James Cook during his 2nd Voyage of Discovery in the South Seas in 1773, was engraved by Robert Benard after William Hodges and was published in the 1778