1778 Capt. Cook Antique Print Portrait Chief of Tahuata, Marquesas Isles in 1774 Science their heads covered with a

their heads covered with a kind of cap made of a Plantain leaf or a Mat-Basket

an historic feat at the time

This large beautifully hand coloured original antique map* of Holland

Title : A Map or Chart of ye Westn Coast of AFRICA from Cape Blanco

Under the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713

1778 Capt. Cook Antique Print Portrait Chief of Tahuata, Marquesas Isles in 1774 Science their heads covered with aTitle : 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