Otaheite: Papiete, Toanoa, Papawa harbours and Matavai Bay surveyed by Captn FW Beechy RN FRS 1826

Single sheet. Engr. Scale: [ca.1:25 000]. Additional Places: Tahiti. Contents Note: Large inset at top of chart: Pacific Ocean, Society Islands, Otaheite and Eimeo by Captn Cook RN [ca. 1:300 000].
Inset re-engraving of Cook's chart is a statement of pride in British hydrography.

Object Details

ID: G267:47/2
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Cook, James; United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) Beechey, Frederick William
Places: Tahiti
Date made: 1841
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 67 x 50.5cm
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