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C1776
Carte des deux Regions Polaires….
Rare coloured edition of this scarce c.18th double hemisphere polar projection with the tracks of famous explorers including; Furneaux, Halley, Tasman, Marion and Cook. The tracks of Cook’s are those of his second voyage 1773-1775 which Cook dispelled the myth … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Carte des deux Regions Polaires….
Date:
C1776
Condition:
Small portion of top of right margin extend, as usual, otherwise in good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
433mm
x 218mm
Paper Size:
450mm
x 290mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1776
Description:
Rare coloured edition of this scarce c.18th double hemisphere polar projection with the tracks of famous explorers including; Furneaux, Halley, Tasman, Marion and Cook.
The tracks of Cook’s are those of his second voyage 1773-1775 which Cook dispelled the myth of the landmass known as, Terra Australia Incognita. Cook attempted another search for the Great Southern Continent (November 1773), with the Resolution crossing the Antarctic Circle on 20th December 1773. However, the ice and cold soon forced him to turn north again and he made another search in the central Pacific for the Great Southern Continent. On 17 January 1774 he turned south again, crossing the Antarctic Circle for the second time and then again for a third time 26 January 1774.
There is an unusual Northwest Passage shown from Hudson Bay via Wager Inlet into la Grand. Eau des Sauvages, farther down into L. de Fonte and into to the Pacific. There are many ice flows or icebergs shown in both poles.
References:
Kershaw, K. Early printed maps of Canada. Ontario, 2002 :: 454.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 5748154 (uncoloured)
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: Identifier : ark:/12148/bpt6k97490d
Kershaw, K. Early printed maps of Canada. Ontario, 2002 :: 454.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 5748154 (uncoloured)
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: Identifier : ark:/12148/bpt6k97490d
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707 - 1788)
Prominent French naturalist, mathematician, and cosmologist, served as the director of the Jardin du Roi, which is now known as the Jardin des plantes. Buffon's significant body of work left a lasting impact on subsequent generations of naturalists, including notable French scientists Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. He authored the thirty-six volume series; Histoire Naturelle during his lifetime, and additional volumes, based on his notes and further research, were published in the two decades following his passing.
