1802 J B Lechevalier Antique Print Ancient Greek Coins - Diana, Algos, Apollo North Amercia Captain James Cook was commissioned

Captain James Cook was commissioned by the Royal Society and on orders from the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to observe the transit of Venus across the sun

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using the Angevin claim to the throne of Naples

Background: Chart of the environs of Oran in Algeria

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1802 J B Lechevalier Antique Print Ancient Greek Coins - Diana, Algos, Apollo North Amercia Captain James Cook was commissionedTitle : Plates: XXXVI (Abydos); XXXVII (Cardia) Date : 1802 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Ref: 70230 Size: 14in x 10in (355mm x 255mm) Description: This original copper plate engraved antique prints of ancient Greek, Roman & Troy coins (details below) found in the ancient Greek province of anakkale, now in the NW of modern Turkey, was published in the 1802 edition of Jean Baptiste Lechevaliers of Voyage de la Troade, fait dans les annes 1785 et 1786