C1773

A Chart of the Islands Discovered in the Neighbourhood of Otaheite, in the Course of Several Voyages round the World, made by the Capt. Byron, Wallis, Carteret & Cook in the Years 1765, 1767, 1769.

Mapmaker:

William Whitchurch after

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Full Title:

A Chart of the Islands Discovered in the Neighbourhood of Otaheite, in the Course of Several Voyages round the World, made by the Capt. Byron, Wallis, Carteret & Cook in the Years 1765, 1767, 1769.

Date:

C1773

Mapmaker:

William Whitchurch after

Condition:

Small tear at right hand side sheet edge, otherwise in good condition.

Technique:

Copper engraving hand coloured

Image Size:

520mm

x 240mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1773

Description:

Map by Alexander Hogg based on the official accounts of the voyages of Wallis, Carteret, Byron and Cook. Shows the Society Islands to the Scilly Islands in the west and to the Whitsunday Island in the east, from Disappointment Island in the north to Ohetiroa in the south. Tracks of the voyages of Byron, Cateret, Cook and Wallis.

Mapmaker:

Alexander Hogg (1774-1828)

Alexander Hogg of Paternoster Row London was asuccessful publisher in 18th Century London. His work included geographical and historical publications he florished in the late 18th century.