Original copperplate engraving of the island of Ulietea, discovered by Captain James Cook on July 20, 1769, during his first voyage.

• Ulietea is today known as Raiatea, the second largest of the Society Islands, after Tahiti, in French Polynesia.



• Several people are on the beach in the foreground, and the prow of a double canoe protrudes from a large arch-top boat house.



• Offshore a group of natives on a single-masted double canoe are busy harvesting shellfish, with a couple of other craft in the water and a village on the shore in the distance.



• The engraving is titled "A View of the New discover'd Island of Ulietea, with some of its Inhabitants,a Double Canoe, and other small Craft, a Boat House with Model of a double Canoe, &c.," and the image area measures 19 x 29 cm [7½" x 11½"].



• It was published in A New, Royal, and Authentic System of Universal Geography, Antient and Modern, by the Reverend Thomas Bankes; printed for C. Cooke, No. 17, Pater-Noster-Row, London, 1788.



• Condition:  This engraving is in very good condition, with faint toning and soiling on the outer edges. The image area is bright and clean, with a bold, crisp impression and no rips or tears. It is blank on the back, with no printing on the reverse side. Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions.



• It is an original, authentic copperplate engraving, not a reproduction or modern reprint, and it is fully guaranteed to be genuine.



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