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HAW102A - J. ROBINSON "Chart of Necker Island in 23°34' of Latitude N. & 166°52' of Longitude W. of Paris and of the Basse Des Frégates Francaises or French Frigates Shoal in 23°45' of Latitude N. & 168°10' of Longitude. Discovered in November 1786." London. 1798. Colored. 15X19¼. This fine chart is from the English Edition of the "Voyages of La Perouse" published in London, one year after the French Edition came out. Only minor differences are apparent between the French & English Editions, while the English plates were smaller than the French they contain the same basic information and titles. 

HAW110 - W. GRAINGER "The Death of Captain Cook at Owhyhee, one of the Sandwich Islands in the North Pacific Ocean." London. 1785. Colored. 5½X7. A small, but very fine engraved scene of the death of Capt. James Cook at Kealakakua Bay in Hawaii in 1779. The engraving shows the battle between the natives and Cook's men which ended in Cook being mortally wounded.

HAW121 - W. ROBERTSON "The Artificial Sphere" London 1784. Colored. 7½X6. Published in "Voyage to the Pacific" by J. Stockdale. Very decorative engraving of an Armillary Sphere in center on a stone plinth in a landscape setting. Bordered on one side by a tombstone topped with an urn and showing the words 'Sacred to the Memory of Capt. Cook' cut into the stone. On the other side is a gentleman reclining & holding a map of Hawaii in his left hand. This attractive engraving is bordered along the top and down the sides with garlands of leaves, flowers & bows. 

HAW139 - J. COOK “Een Man Van De Sandwich Eilanden Dansende”. Leyden. 1795-1809. B/W. 6½X4¼. Fine engraving from the Dutch edition of Capt. James Cook's third voyage to the Pacific & Hawaii in 1776-1780. The sketch was drawn by John Webber who sailed with Cook, as official artist, on the voyage. The original English edition of the Voyage shows this engraving in larger scale titled “A Savage of the Sandwich Islands Dancing”. Attractive. 

HAW143J. COOK “Man Van De Sandwich Eilanden” Leyden. 1795-1809. B/W. 6¼X4¼. Very striking engraving of a Hawaiian warrior from a sketch by John Webber who sailed with Captain Cook, as official artist on his third voyage to the Pacific and Hawaii in 1776-1780. This drawing is from the Dutch edition of Cook's voyages & is finely engraved.

HAW155 - British Admiralty- “Hawaiian Islands. Oahu and Honolulu Harbor”. London 1967. From U.S. Government Charts to 1965. 26½”x39” B/W #1368

HAW156 - LA PEROUSE “Carte Des Parties Des Iles Sandwich, qui ont été visitées au mois de Mai 1786 par les Frégates La Boussole et L'Astrolabe, assujettie aux observations faites a bord de ces Frégates”, and “Carte Des Iles Sandwich Assujettie aux Observations faite a bord des Frégates Francaises La Boussole et L'Astrolabe, pour les parties qui ont été visitées par ces Frégates, et aux Observations due Capitain Cook pour les autres parties de ces Archipel”. Paris. 1797. B/W. 27X19. Striking chart in two sections depicts Owhyhee, Mowée, Ranai, Morotoi & Woahoo in top section with tracks of the ships, in large scale, and the same islands with the addition of Atooi & Oneeheow in smaller scale on bottom chart. Jean Francois Galaup, Comte de La Perouse (1741-1788) was a French navigator & explorer who set out on a round the world voyage in 1785 with two ships, the Boussole and the Astrolabe & in May 1786 he visited the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) where his officers surveyed and charted the islands using the observations noted by Capt. James Cook, made during his earlier visit to the islands in 1778. La Perouse's voyage ended in disaster in 1788 when the ships disappeared with all hands, and it wasn't until 37 years later that the fate of the expedition was finally solved in 1825. This is a fine chart in very good condition.

HAW163 - G. VANCOUVER “Cratere du Mont-Worrroray, a Owhyhee.” Paris. 1800. B/W. 4X5. 1800. Small finely engraved view of the crater of Mount Worrorray in Hawaii, was sketched by an artist who accompanied Capt. George Vancouver on his round the world voyage between 1791-1795. Commanding two ships, the “Discovery” and the “Chatham” Vancouver left England in April 1791, & sailed via the Cape of Good Hope, to southwest Australia and New Zealand, before heading to Tahiti where he arrived on December 30, making landfall in Hawaii in February of 1792. This small engraving was included in the French Octavo edition of Vancouver's Voyages, and published in Paris in 1800.

HAW174 - J. F. BROWN & M. D. MONSARRAT “Lanai. Government Survey.” Wash. D.C. 1878. Colored. 20X26. Large survey of the Island shows it divided into Kaa, Paomai, Mahana, Maunalet, Kalulu, Kkaunolu, Lawai, Aawili, Kaohai, Kamao, Palawai, Kealia, Appun, Kaunolu, Kalulu, & Kamoku. Survey shows acreage for each division, the school house, elevations & harbors around the coast with rivers flowing across the island and primary roads leading to towns & settlements. A fine survey.

HAW177 - T. BANKES “A Reproduction of a Morai or Burial Place at Owhyhee” and “A View of Owhyhee with one of the Priest's Houses.” London 1787. B/W. 11X7. Two finely engraved views on one sheet taken from an original sketch by John Webber, a young artist who accompanied Capt. James Cook on his voyage to the Pacific in 1776-1780. The sketches show a Burial Ground with fanciful skulls on poles around it and a view of the Priests' houses in Hawaii with a mountain landscape in the background. From Thomas Banke's “New System of Geography. Published by Royal Authority.” 1787.

HAW182 - W. D. ALEXANDER “Part of the City of Honolulu. Oahu. H. I.” Hawaii 1893. Colored. 26X34. This large stunning map of the City of Honolulu shows street block plans & the harbor, public buildings, Arion Hall, U.S. Consulate, U.S. Legation, Residency of J. B. Atherton where troops first went. Includes an Affidavit by W. D. Alexander, Surveyor General of the Hawaiian Islands, that says in part “that the map upon which this affidavit is endorsed is a correct map of the central portions of the City of Honolulu & is made by F. S. Dodge, an assistant in my department having charge of City Surveying. That from the records & maps in the Survey Department & from my personal knowledge portions of the map colored in red were to the best of my knowledge & belief owned or leased by Americans. (Signed by W. D. Alexander. January 1893.) The map includes names of streets & property owners, Brewer's Wharf & a boat landing. Condition of the map is good. It was folded but is now pressed flat & has some light age-toning along the edges of 3 of the old fold lines. Not affecting the image. A scarce map of Honolulu City as it appeared in 1893.

HAW184 - RUTH TAYLOR WHITE “Island of Maui” Honolulu, Hawaii. c. 1935. Colored. 11¼X14½. Ruth Taylor White was a well-known illustrator in the '30's who traveled widely , drawing maps in a whimsical, humorous style of the places & countries she visited. This map of Maui is decorated with small cheerful figures, palm trees, pineapples, caves & parks, boats & swimmers. A note on the map states “This Cartograph is lined & colored to memories of the good times I found on the Island of Maui. That it is the “Valley Island” you will have no doubt when you look down from Haleakala's 10,000 foot top across the sweep of the checkered plain that's anchored to a pile of the sheerest, greenest peaks on earth.” Printed by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Courtesy of the Hawaii Tourist Board. Excellent condition.

HAW187 - RUTH TAYLOR WHITE “Island of Hawaii.” Honolulu, Hawaii. c.1935. Colored. 14½X11. This colorful map of the Island of Hawaii was drawn by Ruth Taylor White, a well-known illustrator in the '30.s who traveled widely & drew maps in a whimsical, humorous style of the countries & places she visited. In the center of this charming map is the volcano of Mauna Kea, & a golf course, hotels, coffee plantations, the Hawaii National Park & lots of happy people playing, horseback riding, swimming, boating, fishing & flying in an aeroplane above the coast. A note on the map by Ruth Taylor White states “A Cartograph that 's drawn to my days & nights of adventure in the Island of Hawaii. It is called by some the “Big Island”, by others the “Scenic Isle”. I found in the near 300 miles that I motored around the shore that both were right. And if I were asked I'd add a name...the “Big Thrill”. Printed by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Courtesy of the Hawaii Tourist Bureau. Very nice condition.

HAW188 - WALTER E. WALL “Kauai. Hawaiian Islands.” Wash.  D.C. 1903. Colored. 23½X30. Large Hawaiian Territory Survey shows the Island divided into parishes, with rivers, roads, mountains, swamp lands, homestead settlement tracts, grazing lands, sugar plantations & forest reserves, schools & post offices. Depicts harbors & bays around the shorelines with lighthouses, & a wireless telegraph pole. The chart was compiled by John M. Donn from official & private surveys, under the direction of Walter E. Wall, Chief Surveyor. Excellent survey lithographed in Washington, D.C. Condition overall good, with some light fold marks & slight age-toning down one or two folds.

HAW189 - W. D. ALEXANDER “Hawaii. Hawaiian Islands.” Wash. D.C. 1904. Colored. 36X31½. Splendid large Hawaii Territory Survey divided into parishes with detailed topography depicting public lands, homestead settlement tracts, areas of grazing lands, sugar plantations, forest reserves & wet lands (rice & taro). Locates the crater of Mokuaweoweo on Mauna Loa where a note indicates “no vegetation” & “waste land.” Harbors & bays are shown around the coast where the chart indicates townships & well defined cultivated lands. This fine survey was compiled by John M. Donn under the direction of Walter E. Wall, Chief Surveyor & lithographed in Washington, D.C. in 1904. Condition is good overall with light creasing at folds & slight age toning down one or two folds.

HAW192 - JOHN MEARES “Tianna.Prince of Atooi, L'Une Des Iles Sandwich.” Paris. 1794. B/W. 6½X5. This fine engraving of a Prince of the Hawaiian islands was sketched by a member of Captain John Meares' crew during his voyage to America's Pacific Northwest, China & Hawaii in 1786, 1788 & 1789. Captain Meares (1746-1801) formerly a British Naval officer was sent out from India in 1786 by a group of merchants intending to enter the fur trade. Meare's ship was named the “Nootka” Upon reaching the Pacific Northwest coast, Meares ran into two other British navgators, Captains Dixon & Portlock who warned him off the coast as he didn't have a South Seas, or an East India Company license which were required by law for English ships trading in American & Asian waters. But not to be outdone Meares collected some furs which he traded in China after wintering in Hawaii. In 1788 Meares took off again, this time from Macao, for the Pacific Northwest, in the ships “Iphigenia” & “Felicia” both without licenses & flying the Portugues flag. Arriving in Nootka he raised the British flag, claimed it for England & built a warehouse & a schooner which he named the “Northwest America..” His actions this time provoked the Spanish authorities who had also laid claim to the territory, so after Meares departure, the Spanish seized a number of his ships which almost started a war between England & Spain. War was averted however, after Spain agreed to provide compensation for the seized ships and the signing of the Nootka Convention of 1790 which recognized British rights in the region & disallowed Spanish claims to the northern territories. From “John Meares.Voyages Made in the Years 1788 & 1789 from China to the Northwest Coast of America with an Introductory Narrative of a Voyage Performed in 1786 from Bengal in the ship Nootka.” London. 1790. French Edition published 1794. Fine condition.

HAW193 - JOHN MEARES “Winee. Naturelle D'Owhyhee L'Une Des Iles Sandwich.” Paris. 1794. B/W. 6½X5. This fine engraving of a Woman of the Hawaiian Islands was sketched by a member of Captain John Meares' crew during his voyages to America's Pacific Northwest, China and Hawaii in the years 1786, 1788 and 1789. (See above text for Meares Voyages.) This copper engraving was from the French Edition of “John Meares Voyages Made in the Years 1786,1788 and 1789.” published in Paris. in 1794. Fine condition.

HAW196 - R. BENARD “Un Homme De L'Isle Sandwich Dansant.” Paris. 1782. B/W. 9¼X7. Finely drawn & engraved depiction of a man of he Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) dancing on the shore of a cove with a background of mountains, trees, rocks and a building in the trees. The engraving was drawn from a sketch by John Webber, a 24 year old artist who accompanied Capt. James Cook on his 3rd Round-the-World Voyage between 1776-1780. The scene was engraved under the direction of Robert Benard, one of France's finest engravers, and published in the French edition of Cook's Voyages 1774-1785. Very nice condition.

HAW197A and HAW197B - RUTH TAYLOR WHITE “Island of Hawaii.” Honolulu. c. 1935. Colored. 17½X11¼. This colorful map of the Island of Hawaii was drawn by Ruth Taylor White, a well-known illustrator in the 30's who traveled widely & drew maps in a whimsical, humorous style of the countries & places she visited. In the center of this lovely map is the volcano of Mauna Kea & the Hawaiian National Park, & the map is decorated with happy people playing, horseback riding, swimming, boating, fishing, & flying in an aeroplane above the coast. A note on the map by Ruth Taylor White states “A Cartograph that's drawn to my days & nights of adventure in the Island of Hawaii. It is called by some the “Big Island”, by others the “Scenic Isle.” I found in the near 300 miles that I motored around the shore that both were right. And if I were asked I'd add a name, the “Big Thrill.” At the bottom of the map are detailed listings of prominent places on the Island. & on the back is a story about the Island with pictures titled “A Live Volcano & a Snow Capped Mountain.”

HAW198 - E. VERL:EGER “Honolulu.” c. 1850. B/W. 5X6¼. Finely executed steel engraving depicts Honolulu on the sea coast drawn from a hillside above the harbor & looking down upon a scene showing natives dancing in front of 2 small huts while others sit on the hillside admiring the view of the coast with mountains in the distance. This attractive small View was published by the Aus. d. Kunstanst d. Bibl. Instit. in Hildbhsn. c.1850.

HAW200 - J. EASTGATE “The Inside of a House in the Moorae in Atooi.” London. 1785-1795. Colored. 5X7¼. This attractive small engraving shows a Burial Place on the Island of Atooi, the old Hawaiian name for Kauai. It was engraved by John Eastgate, a well known London engraver, & taken from the original sketch by John Webber, a 24 year old draughtsman, who accompanied Capt. James Cook on his 3rd Round-the-World Voyage between 1776-1780. It was published by Alexander Hogg, in London, in Hogg's “New Authentic & Complete Edition of Capt. Cook's 1st, 2nd & 3rd Round-the World Voyages.” (Condition: Very good.)

HAW201 - (After) C. MATTAIS “Isles Sandwich.” Germany. c.1860. Hand colored. 8½X6½, Colorful hand colored woodcut (after J. Bry) of a man of the Sandwich Islands with spear.

HAW202 - ANON "Hawaiischer Krieger.” Germany c. 1850. Hand colored. 7½X5½. Colorful engraving of a Hawaiian Warrior with head ornaments.

HAW203 - J. WEBBER “A Canoe of the Sandwich Islands in the North Pacific Ocean with the Rowers Masked.” London. c. 1790. B/W. 5½X7. Very finely engraved scene of a Hawaiian Canoe with the Rowers masked in preparation for war. This copper engraved view was sketched by John Webber, a 24 year old artist who accompanied Capt. James Cook on his Round-the-World Voyage between 1776-1780. Cook considered the Hawaiian Canoes to be the fastest he had seen since visiting the Friendly Islands earlier in the year. From Thomas Bankes “Universal Geography.” Engraved by Page. & published by J. Cooke. Condition. Very good.

HAW204 - J. WEBBER “Terreeoboo. King of Owhyee, an Island in the North Pacific Ocean, Bringing Presents to Capt. Cook.” London. c. 1790. B/W. 5½X7. This fine copper engraving shows the natives of the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) bringing gifts to Capt. Cook, during Cook's stay in Hawaii during his Round-the-World Voyage between 1776-1780. The sketch was drawn by John Webber, a 24 year old artist, who accompanied Capt Cook on the Voyage & who drew many sketches of the natives and landscape views of the places visited by Cook & the crew of the “Resolution” during the circumnavigation. From Thomas Bankes “Universal Geography.” Engraved by Grainger & published by J. Cooke in London in 1790. Condition. Very good.

HAW205 - ANON “Man of the Sandwich Islands & Woman of the Sandwich Islands.” London. 1785-1790. B/W. 5X7½. This is a fine copper engraving after sketches by John Webber, a 24 year old artist who accompanied Capt. James Cook on his 3rd Round-the-World Voyage between 1776-1780. In January of 1779 Cook & the crew of his ship the “Resolution” reached Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands where they went ashore & Webber was able to sketch two of the Hawaiian natives, a man in a helmet & a woman with a necklet & hair ornament. These sketches were originally published separately, but were joined after their first issue in 1785, for publication in the many books & periodicals issued at the time on Cook's voyages that had become very popular especially books on the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) of which little was known until Cook visited the islands on his 3rd Voyage in 1779.

HAW207 - J. COOK/J. WEBBER “View of Karakakooa Bay in Owhyee, Where Capt. Cook Was Killed.” London. 1790. B/W. 8½X13. During Capt. James Cook's 3rd Voyage to the Pacific between 1776-1780, he anchored off the coast of Kauai & Niihau in the Hawaiian islands with his 2 ships the “Resolution” & the “Discovery” where he found the natives friendly, but in awe of the great Captain whom they thought was a God while prostrating themselves on the ground in front of him. Leaving Hawaii, Cook sailed northward to the Pacific Northwest & Alaska, before returning to Hawaii in January 1779. Here he anchored in Karakakooa Bay where the natives, who had been friendly before suddenly turned hostile & stole one the Ship's Cutters. Shots were fired by Cook's Marines which killed a native trying to launch a canoe. By now 2000 angry natives had arrived on the scene. Stones were thrown & spears. Cook was felled by a club wielded by the mob, who attacked him with spears and daggers resulting in his untimely death on the shore of the Bay on February 14th, 1779. This very fine copper engraving was drawn for Banke's “New System of Geography” published by Royal Authority in London in 1790. It was based on a sketch by John Webber, a young artist who accompanied Cook on his 3rd Voyage to the Pacific between 1776-1780.

HAW208 - G. COOKE “A Canoe of the Sandwich Islands. The Rowers Masked.” London. 1811. B/W. This finely engraved view of a Canoe with Masked Rowers in Hawaii was taken from a sketch made by John Webber, a young artist who accompanied Capt. James Cook on his 3rd Voyage to the Pacific between 1776-1780. The masks were probably made of gourds & may have played a part in their worship of the God Lono whom the islanders identified with Cook after he went ashore in Hawaii (the Sandwich islands) in January of 1779. Drawn & engraved by George Cooke it was published in London in 1811. (Note: the inscription below the engraved image is light, but very legible on the original)

HAW210 - R. BENARD “Un Homme De L'Isle Sandwich Dansant.” Paris. 1785. Colored. 9½X7. Very colorful depiction of a native Hawaiian islander dancing on the shore of a cove with a background of mountains, trees, rocks & a building in the trees. The engraving was drawn from a sketch by John Webber, a 24 year old artist who accompanied Capt. James Cook on his 3rd round-the-world voyage between 1776-1780. The scene was engraved under the direction of Robert Bensrd, one of France's foremost engravers, and published in the French edition of Cook's voyages 1774-1785. Very nice condition.

HAW211 - W. D. ALEXANDER “Molokai” Hawaiian Government Survey. 1897. Colored. 17X34. Very colorful map of the Island depicts the Crown lands colored yellow and the Government lands colored green. The Boundaries are the same as designated in the division of 1848. Map shows harbors and lighthouse, rivers, & elevations. Molokai is reputed to have the highest sea-cliffs & the world’s longest waterfall. It is the 5th largest island in the Hawaiian group & is the least developed. The map was drawn by F. S. Dodge & is folded but in very good condition.   

HAW212 - W. D. Alexander “Map of Hawaii.” Wash. D.C.1883. B/W. 9X8. Chart depicts elevations, forests, cultivated lands & coastal configurations, with Mauna Loa in center & indications of Lava Flows in 1840, 1859, 1868 with Mud flows in 1868. Includes Mauna Kea, Kailua, Kealakekua Bay & Kul Aichu. This Survey was published in the Annual Government Report of 1883 when measurements of Lava flows were being taken regularly during volcanic eruptions. A very good chart compiled under the direction of W. D. Alexander. Chief Surveyor. 

HAW213 - W. D. Alexander “General Map of the Island of Maui.” As surveyed to March 1880. B/W. 9X11¼. Very detailed chart from the U. S. Geological Survey depicts elevations, forests, cultivated lands, & coastal bays, inlets & rivers. The chart was reproduced from a Hawaiian Government Survey under the direction of W. D. Alexander, Chief Surveyor.& published in the Annual Report of 1883. 

HAW214 - W. D. Alexander “Oahu. Hawaiian Islands.” Wash. D.C.1881. B/W. 9½X11½. Very detailed Geological Survey of the Islands. Depicts elevations, forests cultivated lands & coastal configurations with bays, inlets & rivers. points & headlands. The chart was reproduced from a Hawaiian Government Survey under the direction of W. D. Alexander, Chief Surveyor,& published in the U. S. Annual Report for 1883.

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