Carte Plate De L'Ile Necker ...
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Comte De La Perouse continued the French tradition of Pacific exploration. He followed Cook's scientific and geographic approach, not aiming for commerce or land annexation. Unlike Cook, he made no major land finds. He tracked the whole 1500 miles of the Leeward Hawaiian archipelago. With its steep banks, grass vegetation and pounding surf, Necker was regarded by Perouse as more of a hazard to navigation than a useful island.
mapmaker:
J.F.De La Perouse
place and date of publication:
Paris 1798
medium and colour:
copperplate, Coloured
ref:
23185
size in cms: 67.5 x 49 literature: cf. Fitzpatrick, The Early Mapping Of Hawai'i, p25-30 Price: £ 260 |
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