1787 Bankes Antique Print Tahitians Attacking Capt. Wallis, Matavai Bay Tahiti in 1767 China to search for the hypothetical

to search for the hypothetical Terra Australis

and seen as an important contribution to cartography

then at work extending the nave of St Peter's

Alexander von Humboldt explored the basin in 1800

1787 Bankes Antique Print Tahitians Attacking Capt. Wallis, Matavai Bay Tahiti in 1767 China to search for the hypotheticalTitle : The Natives of Ohaheite attacking Capt. Wallis the first Discoverer of that Hospitable Island Size: 9 1 2in x 7 1 2in (240mm x 190mm) Ref #: 21524 1 Date : 1787 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This fine original cooper plate engraved antique print of Captain Samuel Wallis being attacked in Matavai Bay, Tahiti on 24th and 26th of June 1767 was published in Thomas Bankes 1787 edition of A New, Royal and Authentic System of Universal