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Old View of the Queen Charlotte's Islands 'Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon', 1774

€ 360

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date
1774
Sheet size
27 × 32 cm (10.6 × 12.6 in)
Reference
BGJC-0015

Condition

Very good, general age-related toning. Please study image carefully.

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'Cote Septentrional de la plus grande des Isles de la Reine Charlotte (..)'.

Map and coastal view of the islands within the Queen Charlotte's Islands (Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands) by Phillip Carteret, July-August 1767 on the Swallow. The first European to Nukutavake was Englishman Samuel Wallis in 1767. He named it Queen Charlotte Island (French/ Reine Charlotte). Originates from 'Geschichte der See-Reisen und Entdeckungen im Süd-Meer welche auf Befehl Sr. Großbrittanischen Majestät unternommen, und von Commodore Byron, Capitain Wallis, Capitain Carteret und Capitain Coockim Dolphin, der Swallow, und dem Endeavour nach einander ausgeführt worden sind (..)'.

Artists and Engravers: Published by Haude & Spener, Berlin.

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Old View of the Queen Charlotte's Islands 'Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon', 1774
Old View of the Queen Charlotte's Islands 'Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon', 1774
1774 · Ref. BGJC-0015 · € 360
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