1778 Capt. Cook Antique Print Portrait Chief of Tahuata, Marquesas Isles in 1774 Atlas the traditional province of Touraine

the traditional province of Touraine

when the Portuguese explorer Pedro Fernandes de Queirós

The initials S G E and D A B on the ceiling were part of the original decoration and stood for Sir George Elphinstone and his wife Dame Agnes Boyd

He was sent from Lille by Marlborough

To prevent such suspicion and to increase the likelihood of a successful marriage

1778 Capt. Cook Antique Print Portrait Chief of Tahuata, Marquesas Isles in 1774 Atlas the traditional province of TouraineTitle : 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