| Creator: |
Bonne, Rigobert, 1727-1794 |
| Title: |
Carte des Isles de la Societe [cartographic material] / par M. Bonne, Ingenieur-Hydrographe de la marine ; Scattaglia, sc.
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| Scale: |
Scale [ca. 1:26,500,000].
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| Publisher: |
[Padua : Pieter Mortier, 1790?]. |
| Date: |
1790 |
| Material Type: |
Map |
| Physical Description: |
1 map : col. ; 23 x 34 cm. |
| Notes: |
Copper engraved map of the western Society Islands known today as Maupiti, Bora Bora, Tahaa, Raiatea, and Huahine. Four inset maps to upper right and lower left corners, three of bays on the islands and a fourth of the principal bay on Christmas Island. Decorative features include a large compass rose. Relief is shown by bathymetric soundings.
At head of sheet: Cook 1er. voyage.
Plate 127 from: Atlas encyclopedique / R. Bonne and N. Desmaret. [Padua : Pieter Mortier, 1790?].
Koeman; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm544 |
| Subjects: |
Society Islands (French Polynesia) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Society Islands (French Polynesia) -- [1790?] -- Maps.
Cook, James, 1728-1779 -- Travel -- French Polynesia -- Society Islands.
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| Call Number: | MAP RM 544 |
| To cite this item use: |
http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm544 |
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