Tobias Furneaux Indenture / Signature / Manuscript

Tobias Furneaux

Erscheinungsdatum: 1766

Beschreibung

Tobias Furneaux Signature: Two Indentures from 1766 and 1739 signed by the Furneaux and Wallis families in Cornwall One is signed by Tobias Furneaux himself and is from 1766, while the other is signed by John Wallis (Samual Wallis s father) from 1739 Tobias Furneaux was Commander of HMS Adventure on Cook s second Voyage to the Antarctic and was first man to circumnavigate the globe in both directions. He would later bring back Omai to Europe on the Adventure before he was painted by Reynolds. He was also the first European to step foot on Tahiti (on Samuel Wallis 1766 voyage) He is an important figures in the history of exploration of the Pacific, and the documents highlight the links between the families however and give some background history to the man. The Furneaux family document describes the family home at sully in Cornwall and was signed in February 1766, a few months before Tobias Furneaux left from Plymouth with Captain Samual Wallis on their voyage to Tahiti. This voyage is described in Volume 1 of Hawkesworth's voyage (1773). Tobias Furneaux s signature is very rare - I can not find any previously at auction. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1687606768357

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Tobias Furneaux Indenture / Signature / ...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1766

Einband: No Binding

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Signiert: Signed by Author(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition