Kawahe or Vincennes Island, Paumoto Group ; Raraka Island, Paumotu Group


Kawahe or Vincennes Island, Paumoto Group ; Raraka Island, Paumotu Group

Item Information

Title:
Kawahe or Vincennes Island, Paumoto Group ; Raraka Island, Paumotu Group
Surveyor:
Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877
Engraver:
Sherman & Smith
Cartographer:
United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
Name on Item:
by U.S. Ex. Ex. 1839 ; eng. by Sherman & Smith
Date:
[1840–1849]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Nautical charts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia)--Maps
Kauehi (French Polynesia)--Maps
Raraka (French Polynesia)--Maps
Nautical charts--French Polynesia--Kauehi
Nautical charts--French Polynesia--Raraka
United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
Places:
French Polynesia (territory)Tuamotu Islands (area)Raraka (atoll)
Kauehi
Extent:
2 maps on 1 sheet ; 59 x 39 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Scale:
Scale approximately 1:147,000
Scale approximately 1:147,000
Language:
English
Table of Contents:
St. Pablo, Paumotu Group
Nukutipipi or Margaret Island, Paumotu Group
Heretua or Archangel of Quiros, Paumotu Group
Teku or Four Crowns of Quiros, Paumotu Group
Notes:
Published in Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842.
Depths shown pictorially.
Includes coastal view of [Raraka Island] 5 miles distant.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
06_01_017630
Call #:
G9631.P5 1840 .U553
Barcode:
39999085960738