Description: Old map Tahiti Carte de L’Isle O-Taiti. Par M. Bonne 1787Title: Carte de L’Isle O-Taiti. Par M. Bonne.Description: Large old map of Tahiti with inlay maps of Matavai Bay, D'Eimeo port, and The Marquesas Islands.The first European known to have visited Tahiti was Lieutenant Samuel Wallis, in Dolphin, who landed on 17 June 1767 in Matavai Bay.On 2 April 1768 Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, completing the first French circumnavigation in La Boudeuse and Étoile, landed in Matavai Bay. A primary objective of James Cook's first voyage, in Endeavour, was to observe the 1769 Transit of Venus from the South Pacific.In these voyages, Cook sailed thousands of miles across largely uncharted areas of the globe. He mapped lands from New Zealand to Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean in greater detail and on a scale not previously charted by Western explorers.Map maker: Rigobert Bonne (France, 1727–1795).Bonne succeeded Jacques Bellin as Royal Cartographer to France in the office of the Hydrographer at the Depôt de la Marine in 1773.Origin: Atlas des toutes les parties connues du globe terrestre by Guillaume Raynal.17th -18th Century maps & atlases & prints.Engraving is Absolutely Guaranteed authentic original map.A Certificate of Authenticity will be on request forwarded for each individual map or print.Size:Sheet app.: 18 x 12 inches. 46 x 31 cm.Image app: 13.5 x 9.25 inches. 34 x 23 cm.Condition: In antiquarian very good condition. MapandMaps. For the complete Map and Print collection see our online site. MapandMaps Cartography of the World. Always real antique maps - Always original - Never reproductions. Europe buyers; we accept payment in Euro.
Price: 185 USD
Location: Europe
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Date Range: 1700-1799
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Printing Technique: Copper Plate
