1778 Capt. Cook Antique Print Portrait Chief of Tahuata, Marquesas Isles in 1774 Cooks Voyages Given to the City of

Given to the City of London Corporation by his son King Edward VI for use as an orphanage and place of correction for wayward women

Size:  22in x 15in (560mm x 380mm)

assisted by his nephew Francesco Borromini

This beautifully hand coloured original antique print of an Alms House in Amsterdam was published by Isaac Tirion in the 1765 edition ofTopografie van Nederland

He had plans for completing a major County Atlas but

1778 Capt. Cook Antique Print Portrait Chief of Tahuata, Marquesas Isles in 1774 Cooks Voyages Given to the City ofTitle : Chef De L Isle de Ste. Christine Ref : 16348 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 Chief of Tahuata Island, Santa Cristina, in the Marquesas Islands, South Pacific, visited by Captain James Cook during his 2nd Voyage of Discovery in the South Seas in 1774, was engraved by Robert Benard after William Hodges and was published