1778 Capt. Cook Antique Print Portrait of Chief Potatau of Punaauia, Tahiti 1773 Military May 15th 1840

May 15th 1840

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1778 Capt. Cook Antique Print Portrait of Chief Potatau of Punaauia, Tahiti 1773 Military May 15th 1840Title : Potatow, Chef de Tahiti Ref : 21415 Size: 10in x 8in (255mm x 205mm) Date : 1778 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This fine original copper plate engraved antique print, a portrait of Chief Potatau of Punaauia in Tahiti, French Polynesia, met by Captain James Cook during his 2nd Voyage of Discovery in the South Seas in 1773, was engraved by Robert Benard after William Hodges and was published in the 1778 French edition of Capt.