1784 Anderson Antique Map of the Tonga Islands - Capt. Cooks Voyages in 1773 & 1777 Turkey today it "conveys a vivid

today it "conveys a vivid impression of the type of large rambling 16th century mansion that once existed all round London"

This large finely engraved scarce and highly detailed original antique map of contemporary Western Europe and the British Isles was engraved by Guillaume de la Haye in 1754 - dated in the tile cartouche - and was published in Jean-Baptiste Bourguinon D\'Anville\'s large elephant folio atlas Atlas Generale

which was dedicated to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

to some extent royal authority remained in the hands of a person entitled the Nganga Mvumbi (priest of the corpse) who oversaw the body of the dead king awaiting burial

prints and tables required to make up a complete set are listed in detail in each volume

1784 Anderson Antique Map of the Tonga Islands - Capt. Cooks Voyages in 1773 & 1777 Turkey today it "conveys a vividTitle : Chart of the Friendly Islands Size: 13 1 2in x 9 1 2in (360mm x 245mm) Ref #: 21443 Date : 1784 Condition: (A) Very Good Condition This fine original copper plate engraved antique map of the Tonga Island (Friendly Islands) with the routes taken by Captain James Cook visits to the Islands in his 2nd voyage in 1773 in HMS Resolution & Discovery and his 3rd and last voyage in 1777 in HMS Resolution & Discovery, was published in George Andersons