Cook Islands Polynesia Mangaia Tubai Atiu Takutea Pacific ocean 1785 Bowen map Sinai Peninsula Engraved frontis portrait & half

Engraved frontis portrait & half title

Published 1847

&c: and Notes or Remarks on Nearly 500 Equivalent Substitutes

Book is age worn but remains well preserved and attractive on the shelf

William Ewart Gladstone]

Cook Islands Polynesia Mangaia Tubai Atiu Takutea Pacific ocean 1785 Bowen map Sinai Peninsula Engraved frontis portrait & halfUntitled. (Oceania, Polynesia, Cook Islands, Mangaia, Tubai, Atiu, Takutea). Issued 1785, London by Alexander Hogg. Engraved by Thomas Bowen. Nice late 18th century engraved coastal survey. Nice looking example, pleasing age patina, any minor age flaws easy to overlook or forgive. Sheet measures c. 9 1 2" H x 14 1 2" W. Engraved area measures c. 8 3 4" H x 13 1 2" W. Cartographic Reference(s):. Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol. 1. [R26014].