Femme des Iles des Amis & Femme D'Amboine
Copper-line engraving. 1817. 310mm by 450mm (platemark). The Friendly Islands (Tonga) were known as such because of the congenial reception accorded to Captain James Cook on his first visit there in 1773.
From Jacques-Julien Houtou de La Billardiere's (1755-1834) 'Atlas du Voyage a la recherche de la Perouse', published in Paris, 1817 edition." Item #1175
Price: $450.00
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