1787 Bankes Antique Print Island of Raiatea, French Polynesia Cooks Voyages 1769 Peru The name Tierra del Fuego

The name Tierra del Fuego derives from the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan sailing for the Spanish Crown

The Atlas was a collegial project

His drawings and paintings were engraved for British Admiraltys account of the expedition

Title : View of The Town and Harbour of Liverpool

Ref:  33074

1787 Bankes Antique Print Island of Raiatea, French Polynesia Cooks Voyages 1769 Peru The name Tierra del FuegoTitle : View of the new discoverd island of Ulietea, with some of its inhabitants, a double canoe, and other small craft, a boat house with the model of a double canoe, & c. Size: 14in x 9in (355mm x 230mm) Ref #: 21479 Date : 1787 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This fine original cooper plate engraved antique print of a view of the Island of Raiatea (Ulietea) during Captain Cooks 1st Voyage of discovery to the South Seas in 1769 was