1798 Comte De Buffon Large Antique Print of Various Types of Corals South Pacific and some of the crew

and some of the crew from the Dolphin sailed with Cook

the group of German artists making small old master prints in the generation after Dürer

Plate size: - 18 1/2in x 14 1/2in (470mm x 370mm)

Giles friend Baron von Mueller raised a subscription so that a new expedition could be made

The first Europeans to visit the islands were a Spanish expedition led by Portuguese navigator Fernandes de Queirós

1798 Comte De Buffon Large Antique Print of Various Types of Corals South Pacific and some of the crewTitle : Histoire Naturelle, Polypiers Size: 15in x 10in (380mm x 255mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1798 Ref #: 91244 Description: This original copper plate engraved antique print was published in the 1798 quatro edition of Comte de Buffons Histoire Naturelle, gnrale et particulire, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi (Natural History, General and Particular, with a Description of the King\'s Cabinet) General Definitions: Paper thickness