1787 Bankes Antique Print View of the Islands of Tahiti - Cooks 3rd Voyage, 1777 Original Art by his marriage to Cardinal

by his marriage to Cardinal Jules Mazarin’s niece

Richard William Seale was a prolific engraver of the mid 18th century responsible between 1744-47 for Maps of Continents and Maps for Mr Tindals Continuation of Rapins History of England in 1745

Its capture left Cambrai the only French-held fortress between the allied army and Paris

By 1660 the Dutch controlled the whole island except the kingdom of Kandy

1787 Bankes Antique Print View of the Islands of Tahiti - Cooks 3rd Voyage, 1777 Original Art by his marriage to CardinalTitle : View of the Islands of Otaheite Size: 9 1 2in x 7 1 2in (240mm x 190mm) Ref #: 21658 Date : 1787 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This fine original cooper plate engraved antique print of Matavai Bay and the Island of Tahiti during Captain Cooks visit to the Island during his 3rd Voyage of Discovery to the South Seas in 1777 was published in Thomas Bankes 1787 edition of A New, Royal and Authentic System of Universal Geography,