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| Keywords: 1769 Cook Map of the Society Islands - Geographicus - SoecityIsland-cook-1769.jpg This is a fine example of the first published map of the Society Islands composed by James Cook on his first voyage Consists of the islands of Maurua Tubai Bolabola Otaha UlietĂ©a and Huaheine This group was identified by Cook in 1769 when he wrote in his journal So call'd by the Natives and it was not thought advisable to give them any other names but these three together with Huaheine Tubai and Maurua as they lay contiguous to one another I have named Society Isles Offers considerable detail on each of the island attempting to show reefs mountains valley topographical features and occasionally depth soundings Engraved by Bernard for the 1774 French edition of John Hawkesworth ™s Account of the Voyages ¦ in which this was contained as Plate 1 in Volume III 1769 dated Size in 17 25 12 object history credit line accession number SoecityIsland-cook-1769 <i>Relation des voyages entrepris par ordre de sa MajestĂ© Britannique actuellement rĂ©gnante pour faire des dĂ©couvertes dans l'hĂ©misphère mĂ©ridional et successivement exĂ©cutĂ©s par le commodore Byron le capitaine Carteret le capitaine Wallis et le capitaine Cook dans les vaisseaux le Dauphin le Swallow and l'Endeavour </i> 1774 first Saillant and Nyon French edition Geographicus-source PD-Art-100 Maps of the Society Islands 1769 maps Maps in French Old maps showing history of Oceania James Cook maps relating to | ||||
