1778 Capt. Cook Antique Print Portrait of a Woman of New Caledonia Visit in 1774 South America He showed me a man

He showed me a man and a woman which he had made according to measure

Cook\\\'s log was full of praise for this time-piece which he used to make charts of the southern Pacific Ocean that were so remarkably accurate that copies of them were still in use in the mid-20th century

political and military center of the empire was located in Cusco in modern-day Peru

Size: 17in x 13in (430mm x 330mm)

Cook travelled north and in 1778 became the first European to begin formal contact with the Hawaiian Islands

1778 Capt. Cook Antique Print Portrait of a Woman of New Caledonia Visit in 1774 South America He showed me a manTitle : Femme de la Noule. Caledonie Ref : 21327 Size: 10in x 8in (255mm x 205mm) Date : 1778 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This fine original copper plate engraved antique print, portrait of a Woman of the Islands of New Caledonia in the South Pacific, visited by Captain James Cook during his 2nd Voyage of Discovery in the South Seas in September 1774, was engraved by Robert Benard after William Hodges and was published in the 1778