Historic Maps » [King George III's Island battle] by Hawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773; Wallis, Samuel, 1728-1795 from 1773

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Author: Hawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773; Wallis, Samuel, 1728-1795

Date: 1773

Short Title: [King George III's Island battle]

Publisher: London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell

Type: View

Obj Height cm: 22

Obj Width cm: 31

Note: Engraved b&w view showing British ship firing and Tahitian boats with village, vegetation and mountains.

Region: Tahiti

Full Title: (Captain Samuel Wallis' ship in battle with inhabitants of King George Third's or Otaheite Island, June 24, 1767). E. Rooker sculp. No. 21. [London: printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand, MDCCLXXIII).

List No: 3403.006

Page No: v. 1 (facing p. 441)

Series No: 7

Engraver or Printer: Rooker, Edward, 1712?-1774

Publication Author: Hawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773; Cook, James, 1728-1779; Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820; Byron, John, 1723-1786

Pub Date: 1773

Pub Title: An account of the voyages undertaken by the 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, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavor. Drawn up from the journals which were kept by the several commanders, and from the papers of Joseph Banks, Esq; by John Hawkesworth, LL.D. In three volumes. Illustrated with cuts, and a great variety of charts and maps relative to countries now first discovered, or hitherto but imperfectly known. London: printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand, MDCCLXXIII.

Pub Reference: Mitchell, 648

Pub Note: See note field above.

Pub List No: 3403.000

Pub Type: Exploration Book

Pub Maps: 13

Pub Height cm: 28

Pub Width cm: 24

Image No: 3403006

Institution: Rumsey Collection

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