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C1773
A Chart of Hawkins's Maidenland, Discovered by Sr. Richard Hawkins in 1574 and Falklands Sound, so called by Capn. John Strong of the Farewell from London who Sailed through it in 1689.
Byron’s chart from the English edition of Hawkesworth of Hawkins’s Maidenland, discovered by Sr. Richard Hawkins in 1574 and Falkland Sound, so called by Captn. John Strong of the Farewell from London who sailed through it in 1689. Hawkesworth’s accounts … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
A Chart of Hawkins’s Maidenland, Discovered by Sr. Richard Hawkins in 1574 and Falklands Sound, so called by Capn. John Strong of the Farewell from London who Sailed through it in 1689.
Date:
C1773
Condition:
In good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Copper engraving, uncoloured as issued.
Image Size:
295mm
x 220mm
Paper Size:
408mm
x 287mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1773
Description:
Byron’s chart from the English edition of Hawkesworth of Hawkins’s Maidenland, discovered by Sr. Richard Hawkins in 1574 and Falkland Sound, so called by Captn. John Strong of the Farewell from London who sailed through it in 1689. Hawkesworth’s accounts include the accounts of Byron, Catarect, Cook and Byron.
From Hawkesworth, An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere,..
Collections:
David Rumsey Collection: List No: 3403.005
Royal Museum Greenwich: ID: PAI3996
David Rumsey Collection: List No: 3403.005
Royal Museum Greenwich: ID: PAI3996
Vice Admiral The Hon. John Byron, RN (1723 - 1786)
Vice Admiral The Hon. John Byron, RN (1723-1786) was a Royal Navy officer, nicknamed Foul-weather Jack because of his frequent encounters with bad weather at sea. He sailed with George Anson as a midshipman, on his voyage around the world and circumnavigated the world commodore with his own squadron in 1764-1766. He rose to Vice Admiral of the White before his death in 1786.
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