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Title: Carte des Isles de la Societé

Dates

• Coverage: 1788

Publishers

• [Paris? : Hôtel de Thou?, 1788?]

Summary

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 barymetric soundings and reefs. In upper left margin: Cook 1er. voyage. In upper right margin: 127. Probably issued in: Atlas encyclopédique / R. Bonne and N. Desmaret. A Paris : Hôtel de Thou, 1787-1788.

Subjects

• Pacific Ocean
• Cook, James, 1728-1779—Travel—French Polynesia—Society Islands
• Society Islands (French Polynesia)—Maps—Early works to 1800
• Maps—French Polynesia—Society Islands—1788
• Other

Geospatial coordinates

• Bounding Box: BBOX (-152.3453, -150.8951, -16.1826, -16.9565)
• Geometry: BBOX (-152.3453, -150.8951, -16.1826, -16.9565)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

• Access rights: Public

Citation

Bonne, Rigobert, 1727-1794. Carte des Isles de la Societé. [Paris? : Hôtel de Thou?, 1788?]. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-bc386m27n

Format

TIFF

Languages

• fra