1798 Laperouse Large Antique Print of Sea Urchins of NW America, California Insects The expedition on the Endeavour

The expedition on the Endeavour initially sailed to Tahiti to observe the transit of the planet Venus in order to calculate the earth\\\'s distance from the sun

Within several decades spacious roadways were constructed

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This fine original cooper-plate engraved antique print of Matavai Bay and the Island of Tahiti during Captain Cooks visit to the Island during his 3rd Voyage of Discovery to the South Seas in 1777 was published in Thomas Bankes 1787 edition of A New

with the frequent addition of the island of Sardinia

1798 Laperouse Large Antique Print of Sea Urchins of NW America, California Insects The expedition on the EndeavourTitle : Echini Marini, or Sea Urchins, of the North West Coast of America. Published as the (act) directs Novr. 1st 1798, by G. G. & J. Robinson Size: 16 1 2in x 10 1 2in (420mm x 265mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1798 Ref #: 31738 Description: This large original copper plate engraved antique print of various Sea Urchins found off the NW coast of America, collected during the voyages of Jean Franois de Galaup, Comte de la Prouse between