Fete donnee au General Dentrecasteaux par Toubau, Roi des Iles des Amis Original antique engraving showing the party given to General Dentrecasteaux by Toubau, King of the Friendly Islands. The Friendly Islands (Tonga) were known as such because of the congenial reception accorded to Captain James Cook on his first visit there in 1773. from Jacques-Julien Houtou de La Billardiere’s (1755-1834) ‘Atlas du Voyage a la recherche de la Perouse’, published in Paris, 1817 edition. Beautifully hand coloured copper engraving. Rare!