C1779

Rawak Island near Waygiou

Mapmaker:

$A 475

First detailed map of Rawak Island off the northe east coast of the the Island of Waigeo (Amberi or Waigiu) in West Papua province of eastern Indonesia by Thomas Forrest. References: Howgego, J. Encyclopedia of Exploration to 1800. Sydney 2011 … Read Full Description

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S/N: FAVTNG-PI-NG-130–219431

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Categories: PACIFIC, MAPS & GLOBES, PACIFIC, TOPOGRAPHICAL VIEWS, Indonesia, East Indies, New Guinea, New Guinea

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Full Title:

Rawak Island near Waygiou

Date:

C1779

Mapmaker:

Thomas Forrest (1729 - 1802)

Engraver:

Thomas Vivares

Condition:

In good condition, with folds as issued.

Technique:

Copper engraving.

Image Size:

515mm

x 252mm

Paper Size:

560mm

x 273mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1779

Description:

First detailed map of Rawak Island off the northe east coast of the the Island of Waigeo (Amberi or Waigiu) in West Papua province of eastern Indonesia by Thomas Forrest.

References:

Howgego, J. Encyclopedia of Exploration to 1800. Sydney 2011 : F60.
Hill, J. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. San Diego 1974 : 623.

Collections:

National Library Australia: Bib ID 2445073
State Library New South Wales: CALL NUMBERS T/RAV/FM4/2
State Library Victoria: RARELT ; 919.5 F77V
State Library Queensland: Record number 997011684702061
State Library South Australia: Special Collection: 991T b
Cornell University Library: Catalog Record: 2517839

Thomas Forrest (1729 - 1802)

Forrest was an English navigator who worked for the British East India Company and in 1762 had command of a Company ship. In 1770 he was engaged in forming the new settlement at Balambangan, which had been recommended by Alexander Dalrymple and in 1774 took on an exploring mission in the direction of New Guinea. He sailed on 9 December in the Tartar, a local boat of about ten tons burden, with two English officers and a crew of eighteen Malays. In this, accompanied during part of the time by two small boats, he pushed his explorations as far as Geelvink Bay in New Guinea, examining the Sulu Archipelago, the south coast of Mindanao, Mandiolo, Batchian, and particularly Waygiou, of which his was the first good chart. Forrest reached Dorei Harbour, and returned to Achin in March 1776. He was said to have died in India in about 1802.

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