Fete donnee au General Dentrecasteaux par Toubau, Roi des Iles des Amis
Copper-line engraving. 1817. 300mm by 445mm (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.Printers crease across the sky." Item #1176
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