Tahiti. Interview between Capt. Wallis and Oberea. Cook c1780
$60.00
The Interview between Captain Wallis and Oberea, after Peace being established with the Natives.
Original rare copperplate engraving, drawn and engraved by Grainger.
The British Admiralty approved publication of Cook's Endeavour journal in 1773, together with the journals of Joseph Banks and earlier Pacific explorers in a volume edited by John Hawkesworth. "An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by order of His present Majesty, for Making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and Successively Performed by Commodore Byron,Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook" became one of the most popular works of the eighteenth century.
There is some slight age marking of this page (priced accordingly). Clipped half page paper size is approximately 145 x 240mm (5.75 x 9.5 inches)
