1786 Bowen Antique Map 3 x Cook Islands & 1 x Society Island - Cooks Voyage 1777 Japan A few months before Buffons

A few months before Buffons death

The two armies finally met in Guayaquil

until French foragers discovered the allied presence around 09:00 AM

one of the earliest complete sets still extant

Plate area: - Light creasing and slight discolouration to bottom centerold

1786 Bowen Antique Map 3 x Cook Islands & 1 x Society Island - Cooks Voyage 1777 Japan A few months before BuffonsTitle : Wanooaette Isl; Wateeoo I; Mangeea Island Toobouai Island Size: 13 1 2in x 9 1 2in (345mm x 240mm) Ref #: 21697 Date : 1786 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This fine original copper plate engraved antique map of three of the Cook Islands, Takutea (Wanooaette) Atiu (Wateeoo) and Mangaia (Mangeea) and a 4th map of the Island of Tubuai (Toobouai) in French Polynesia near Tahiti, visited by Captain Cook in HMS Resolution & Discovery in