Alaska, Prince William Sound, Snug Corner Cove, Thomas Cook / Benard, 1774, Vue de l´Anse Fermee de l´Entree du Prince Guillaume

The "View of Snug Corner Cove” in Prince William's Sound" is a famous historical engraving. Here are the key details about this work: Origin: The engraving is based on an illustration by John Webber, the official artist of Captain James Cook's third voyage. Context: It depicts Snug Corner Cove in Prince William Sound, Alaska. It shows two English ships surrounded by Sugpiaq (Native Americans) in canoes, in a dramatic coastal landscape with steep cliffs and snow-capped mountains. It is an important visual document of the encounters between the Cook expedition and the indigenous peoples of Alaska at the end of the 18th century.

From the first French edition of the Official Account of Cook's voyage to Australia, Paris, 1774.

Published in the 1774 French edition of Hawkesworth's 1773 account of Cook's voyages.
It follows the 1772-1773 English edition engraved by William Whitchurch and published in 1773.

Very good condition. Thick paper, wide margins. Never folded.

Image 22x36cm, page 29x43cm