1774 Capt Cook Antqiue Print of Tahitians Honouring the Dead, Manao Tupapau 1769 Ethnographic Cook charted the majority of

Cook charted the majority of the North American north-west coastline on world maps for the first time

Three-fourths of Madagascar\'s 860 orchid species are found here alone

James V appointed a new Captain and Keeper

specifically the legend of the hero Pelops who was said to have conquered the entire region

1774 Capt Cook Antqiue Print of Tahitians Honouring the Dead, Manao Tupapau 1769 Ethnographic Cook charted the majority ofTitle : Maniere dont on expose les morts a Otahiti (How the dead are exposed on Tahiti) Size: 15in x 10 1 2in (395mm x 265mm) Ref #: 21733 1 Date : 1774 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This fine original copper plate engraved antique print of how the Dead are left mummified outdoors in an elevated platform in Tahiti, and the ritual of the Spirit of the Dead Watching (Manao tupapau), visited by Captain Cook in HMS Endeavor during his first