1784 Anderson Antique Print of King Pomare I of Tahiti w/ Captain Cook on the Resolution 1773 Ornithology locals inspecting the days catch

locals inspecting the days catch and views of the Island of Raiatea (Ulietea) in the Society Isles of French Polynesia

The first four volumes seem to have undergone four printings with the later printings being the most desirable as they contain the maximum number of corrections and additions

Also in the interior are the grave of the composer Gustav Holst and the Gothic "Arundel tomb" referred to in a famous poem by Philip Larkin

From autumn 1780 until summer 1784

1784 Anderson Antique Print of King Pomare I of Tahiti w/ Captain Cook on the Resolution 1773 Ornithology locals inspecting the days catchTitle : A Chief and other Natives of O Taheitee visiting Captain Cook in his second Voyage to the Southern Hemisphere Date : 1784 Ref # : 21618 Size : 13 1 2in x 9 1 2in (345mm x 240mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This fine original copper plate engraved antique print of Captain James Cook meeting Pomare I & other Tahitian dignitaries on HMS Resolution, during his second Voyage of Discovery to the South Seas in 1773 & 1774, was