III-Society Islands [C. BAARSEL after COOK, 1795]

No. III. Kaart van de Societeit Eilanden ontdekt door Luit J. Cook in het jaar 1769.

Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: M. VORSTER.
Sheet size: 46 x 33 cm. Image size: 42,5 x 28,5 cm.

From a Dutch ed. of Captain Cook’s voyages: ‘Reize rondom de Waereld door James Cook […].’, 4to ed. published by Honcoop, Allart and van Cleef in Leyden, Amsterdam and The Hague, from 1795.

Made by C. van Baarsel after an anonymous artist. Cornelis van Baarsel (1761-1826) was a Dutch engraver and draughtsman from Utrecht, active in Amsterdam. He worked with his son Willem Cornelis van Baarsel, L.E.F. Garreau and P.N. Tuyn.

Condition: Very good, given age. Original folds from binding. Left bottom remargined, margin missing from binding. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: III-SOCIETY ISLANDS

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