Tahiti discovered by Captain Wallis in 1768 and initially named King George's Island. The name was later changed to Otaheite. Matavia Bay on the north shore is where Cook and the scientists on his 1st voyage observed the transit of Venus in 1769.
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Tahiti discovered by Captain Wallis in 1768 and initially named King George's Island. The name was later changed to Otaheite. Matavia Bay on the north shore is where Cook and the scientists on his 1st voyage observed the transit of Venus in 1769.
A chart of the islands discovered in the neighbourhood of Otaheite
"A chart of the islands discovered in the neighbourhood of Otaheite, inthe course of several voyages round the world. Made by the Cap'ns. Byron, Wallis, Carteret & Cook. In the years 1765, 1767, 1769." The Richard & Leslie Breiman Collection.
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A chart of the islands discovered in the neighbourhood of Otaheite
