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C1801
A General Chart of the World on Mercator’s Projection exhibiting all the Latest Discoveries, and the Tracks of the Most Celebrated Circumnavigators.
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Detailed early c.19th engraved map of the world on Mercator’s Projection with the tracks of Captain James Cook’s the voyages 1773-1779. The map also includes the tracks of the 1773 Phipps expedition towards the North Pole in the Racecourse and … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
A General Chart of the World on Mercator’s Projection exhibiting all the Latest Discoveries, and the Tracks of the Most Celebrated Circumnavigators.
Date:
C1801
Mapmaker:
Condition:
Tear extending into map area on right side, alongside edge of printed surface and lower right margin extended.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
430mm
x 326mm
Paper Size:
461mm
x 375mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1801
Description:
Detailed early c.19th engraved map of the world on Mercator’s Projection with the tracks of Captain James Cook’s the voyages 1773-1779.
The map also includes the tracks of the 1773 Phipps expedition towards the North Pole in the Racecourse and Darkness. The expedition was instigated after papers presented to the Royal Society by Daines Barrington suggesting the practicality of approaching the North Pole. A Royal sanction was obtained in 1773 with two ships under the commands of Constantine John Phipps and Skeffington Lutwidge which sailed towards the North Pole in the summer of 1773. On board was a young Horatio Nelson. Scientific results of the journey include the first scientific description of the polar bear and the ivory gull.
From Stockdale’s Atlas to Cruttwell’s Gazetteer. London 1800
References:
Shaw, R & Shoemaker, R. American Bibliography New Jersey 1958: 25932.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 3753604
Shaw, R & Shoemaker, R. American Bibliography New Jersey 1958: 25932.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 3753604
