Paris: (n.p.) 1787.

(Carte des Isles Sandwich (Hawaii)) Striking full color example of Cook's first map of Hawaii. Shows Cook's Tracks through the Islands, including dates, topographical features of the islands and a large inset of Karakakooa Bay where Cook was killed following a dispute with the natives in 1779. The great debate regarding this map is whether the work was done by Henry Roberts or William Bligh of Mutiny on the Bounty Fame. While the text of the Third Voyage credits Roberts, the British Hydrographical Office copy of the Official Account includes Bligh's manuscript notes claiming to have constructed the maps. A fine, striking example, which was included in Bonne's Atlas Supplement, published in Paris in 1787. vg+/--.

ISBN: none.

[Item #MAP00052]