1773 Commodore John Byron 1st Ed Antique Map of The Falkland Islands Sth America Celestial He painted well

He painted well

Fernand Braudel remarked

print and map sellers who were active in Paris in the late 18th and early 19th centuries

This large original copper-plate engraved antique print of Captain Cook landing on the Island of Eua - with HMS Resolution in the background - (named Middelburg by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1643) a small island close the the main island of Tongatapu

1773 Commodore John Byron 1st Ed Antique Map of The Falkland Islands Sth America Celestial He painted wellTitle : A chart of Hawkins s Maidenland, discovered by Sr. Richard Hawkins in 1574 and Falkland Sound, so called by Capn. John Strong of the Farewell from London who sailed through it in 1689. Ref #: 93384 Size: 16 1 2in x 10n (405mm x 255mm) Date : 1773 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This original hand coloured copper plate engraved antique map of the Falkland Islands by Commodore John Byron was engraved by Isaac Noval and published in