Otaheite: Papiete, Toanoa, Papawa harbours and Matavai Bay surveyed by Captn FW Beechy RN FRS 1826
Single sheet. Engr. Scale: [ca.1:25 000]. Additional Places: Tahiti. Contents Note: Large inset at top of chart: Pacific Ocean, Society Islands, Otaheite and Eimeo by Captn Cook RN [ca. 1:300 000].
Inset re-engraving of Cook's chart is a statement of pride in British hydrography.
Inset re-engraving of Cook's chart is a statement of pride in British hydrography.
Object Details
| ID: | G267:47/2 |
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| Collection: | Charts and maps |
| Type: | Chart |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Cook, James; United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) Beechey, Frederick William |
| Places: | Tahiti |
| Date made: | 1841 |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 67 x 50.5cm |