1787 Bankes Antique Print View of Nomuka Island, Tonga - Cooks Voyages in 1777 19TH CENTURY considering the vastness of their

considering the vastness of their territory and the lack of skilled cartographers

The first Englishman to seek the passage was Martin Frobisher in three voyages up to 60°N between 1576 and 1578

Cook first dropped anchor at Nomuka in May

South Pacific were complied by Capt James Cook during his first voyage of discovery in 1769

1787 Bankes Antique Print View of Nomuka Island, Tonga - Cooks Voyages in 1777 19TH CENTURY considering the vastness of theirTitle : View in Anamooka and the Inhabitants Size: 14in x 9in (355mm x 230mm) Ref #: 40224 Date : 1787 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This fine original cooper plate engraved antique print of a view of the Island of Nomuka, a small island in the southern part of the Ha apai islands, in the Kingdom of Tonga, during Captain Cooks 3rd Voyage of discovery to the South Seas in 1777 was published in Thomas Bankes 1787 edition of A New, Royal