1784 Cook & Webber Large 1st Edition Antique Print of Inasi Ceremony Mu'a, Tonga France The maps undoubtedly owed much

The maps undoubtedly owed much of their popularity to the splendid engravings of high quality made in the workshops in Amsterdam of Jodocus Hondius to whom Speed sent his manuscripts

Wenzhou became Zhejiang\'s second treaty port

who later sold Speed's maps

The Baudin expedition departed Le Havre

1784 Cook & Webber Large 1st Edition Antique Print of Inasi Ceremony Mu'a, Tonga France The maps undoubtedly owed muchTitle : Natche, a Ceremony in Honour of the Kings Son in Tongataboo Size: 21in x 15in (535mm x 385mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1784 Ref #: 82067 Description: This large beautifully engraved original copper plate 1st edition antique print of possibly the coming of age or Inasi ceremony for the son of the King of Tonga in the village of Mua on the main Tongan Island of Tongatapu, at the time of Captain Cooks visit in 1777 as drawn by John