PORT PRAYA IN THE ISLAND OF ST. JAGO, 1777

A rare original copper-plate engraving (Plate No. X) from A Voyage towards the South Pole by Capt. James Cook, (2nd Voyage), published on February 1, 1777, by Wm. Strahan in New Street, Shoe Lane, and Thos. Cadell in the Strand, London; Cook visited Port Praya on August 3, 1772; the map shows the fortress, watering hole, and anchorage of Cook’s ship, Resolution

Presented in very good condition, protected in clear film sleeve - image size 19.1 x 17.8cm (7 1/2 x 7in)