Tonga. Inhabitants of Amsterdam Island in the South Seas. Middleton

$150.00

Antique print of Inhabitants of Amsterdam Island in the south Seas, with some of their small Vefsels, Viz. 1. A Fishing Proa. 2. A Vessel with a Sail at Anchor. 3. A Vessel without a Sail at Anchor.

Original copperplate engraving for Middleton’s Complete System of Geography which included ethnography and architecture as well as topography, published in London between 1777 and 1778 by Charles Theodore Middleton.

This lovely engraving is derived from the reports of the voyages of Captain Cook. There is faint offsetting of print from the preceding and following pages, and waterstaining to the top corners of of the page.

Page size is 23 x 36cm (9 x 14 inches). Measurement to plate mark is 20 x 29cm (8 x 11.5 inches).