CARTE DES PARTIES DES ÎLES SANDWICH qui ont été visitées au mois de Mai 1786 par les Frègates Françaises la Boussole et l’Astrolabe, Assujetie aux Observations faites à bord de ces Frégates. CARTE DES ÎLES SANDWICH Assujetie aux Observations faites à bord

From the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook. He was shipwrecked in 1788 but his narrative, maps, and views survived and were published in 1797. Thirty-eight years later the scattered remains of La Boussole and L’Astrolabe was discovered wrecked on a vicious reef on an atoll in the New Hebrides. Attractive sea charts - one showing a close up of the islands and the other giving an overall view over the Hawaii Islands, named Sandwich Islands by Captain Cook on his discovery in 1778.

Very good condition. Good margins. A faint waterstain on the lower half of the centre fold.