The scarce Dublin edition of Cook's map of the South Pacific

COOK, Captain James.

Chart of part of the South Sea, Shewing the Tracts and Discoveries made by His Majesty's Ships, Dolphin, Commodore Byron, & Tamer, Capt.n Mouat, 1765. Dolphin, Capt.n Wallis, & Swallow, Capt.n Carteret, 1767, and Endeavour, Lieutenant Cooke, 1769.
Dublin: James Williams, 1775. Sheet 365 x 660mm.

Narrow bottom margin, binding folds flattened.

A chart of the South Pacific, showing the routes of British explorers including Captain Cook in the 'Endeavour'. It was published in the Dublin edition of the official account of Cook's First Voyage. It is differentiated from the original by the lack of the engraver Whitchurch's name under the title.


Stock ID : 22035