A View of Otaheite with Several Vessels belonging to that Island.
Engraved for Middleton's Complete System of Geography. [n.d. c.1778.]
Engraving. Plate 191 x 299mm. 7½ x 11¾".
A view of Tahitian natives in vessels. From Charles Theodore Middleton's "A New and Complete System of Geography". The engraving is sourced from Edward Rooker's 1773 engraving after John Hawkesworth's illustration to "An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty, for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere".
[Ref: 20846] £70.00
Engraving. Plate 191 x 299mm. 7½ x 11¾".
A view of Tahitian natives in vessels. From Charles Theodore Middleton's "A New and Complete System of Geography". The engraving is sourced from Edward Rooker's 1773 engraving after John Hawkesworth's illustration to "An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty, for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere".
[Ref: 20846] £70.00