Within Australia
All orders ship freewithin Australia
Rest of the World
Orders over A$300
ship free worldwide
C1744
A Map of the Discoveries made by Capt.n Will.m. Dampier in the Roebuck in 1699.
Mapmaker:
Rare map showing the discoveries made by William Dampier and the tracks of his ship the Roebuck, subsequent to his visit to Shark Bay in western Australia in 1699. This voyage resulted in the first published account of Australian flora … Read Full Description
Sold
Free Shipping
See Shipping page for Terms & Conditions
Details
Full Title:
A Map of the Discoveries made by Capt.n Will.m. Dampier in the Roebuck in 1699.
Date:
C1744
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving.
Image Size:
325mm
x 205mm
Paper Size:
400mm
x 255mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1744
Description:
Rare map showing the discoveries made by William Dampier and the tracks of his ship the Roebuck, subsequent to his visit to Shark Bay in western Australia in 1699. This voyage resulted in the first published account of Australian flora and fauna.
The map extends from Rote Island, Timor to New Britain which he named. Dampier had attempted to put the Roebuck at Kupang but had been initially turned away by the Dutch governor of Fort Concordia who had feared that they may have been pirates. He was allowed to anchor for some weeks at a distance and perform the necessary repairs to the ship. On 3rd December 1699 he rounded the northern coast of New Guinea and sailed east charting the coast.
From Harris’s, Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca or, a Complete Collection of Voyages and Travel.
Image size: 18.6″ x 12.2″, Sheet size: 10.2″ x 16″,
Louis P. Kissajukian est.
1979, Members: ILAB, ANZAAB, IMCOS, AAADA, website: www.antiqueprintmaproom.com
Emmanuel Bowen (1693 - 1767)
Bowen was an engraver, cartographer, publisher and print seller. Born in Wales the son of Owen Bowen, gentleman of Talley, Carmarthen. Apprenticed (Merchant Taylor) to Charles Price 1709. He married Elizabeth Boreman 1715 at St. Andew by the Wardrobe in 1716. He was warden of the Masonic Lodge IX in 1723 and master of a Masonic lodge in Carmarthen in 1726. He appeared on Samuel Sympson's list of the leading London engravers compiled in about 1726. He produced numerous maps and atlases during his career.
