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C1784
Chart of Cooks River in the N.W. part of America.
Rare c.18th engraved map of the south-west coast of Alaska from Cook Inlet to Controller Bay, Sandwich Sound, with the tracks of Cook’s explorations 12 May to 9 June 1778. From the official British Admiralty sanctioned edition of the accounts … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Chart of Cooks River in the N.W. part of America.
Date:
C1784
Condition:
In good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Copper engraving.
Image Size:
300mm
x 235mm
Paper Size:
425mm
x 280mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1784
Description:
Rare c.18th engraved map of the south-west coast of Alaska from Cook Inlet to Controller Bay, Sandwich Sound, with the tracks of Cook’s explorations 12 May to 9 June 1778. From the official British Admiralty sanctioned edition of the accounts of Cook’s third and final voyage. Having found Controller Bay, which he named Comptrollers Bay, Prince William Sound, Cook then proceeded to chart the coast line in search of the north-west passage.
From Cook & King, A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery; in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780.
References:
Beddie, M. Bibliography of Captain James Cook, RN,FRS, Circumnavigator. Sydney 1970: 1714-44, p.332
Forbes, D. Hawaiian National Bibliography 1780- 1830. Honolulu /Sydney, 1999/2003 62; cf.
Carter, J. & Muir, P. Printing and the Mind of Man London 1983 223.
Sabin, J. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from its Discovery to the Present Time. New York. (1936) 1967. 16250.
Hill, J. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. San Diego 1974 321.
Collections:
State Library New South Wales: CALL NUMBERS RB/F990A/9
State Library Victoria: RARELT 910.41 C773VS
State Library South Australia: Special Collection: 919 C771
References:
Beddie, M. Bibliography of Captain James Cook, RN,FRS, Circumnavigator. Sydney 1970: 1714-44, p.332.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 2611206
Beddie, M. Bibliography of Captain James Cook, RN,FRS, Circumnavigator. Sydney 1970: 1714-44, p.332.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 2611206
Henry Roberts (1756 - 1796)
Roberts was an officer in the Royal Navy who served with Captain Cook on his last two voyages. Roberts served as lieutenant on Cook's HMS Discovery, where he was entrusted with many hydrographic and cartographic tasks, and also met then-midshipman George Vancouver. Roberts spent many years after that voyage preparing the detailed charts that went into Cook's posthumous Atlas. He was also on Cook's HMS Resolution where he was to make a painting of the ship. In 1790, Roberts was appointed commander of the newly built HMS Discovery on another round-the-world voyage with George Vancouver as his first lieutenant. However, the Nootka Crisis called both men to duty elsewhere, and upon its resolution, Vancouver was given command of the historic voyage. Roberts died on 25 August 1796, Captain of HMS Undaunted in the West Indies, where he contracted yellow fever.
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James Cook (1728 - 1779)
Cook was the most important navigator of the Age of Enlightenment, a period that saw the mystery of the Southland resolved, the discovery of New Zealand, Hawaii, numerous Pacific Islands and confirmation that a Northwest Passage did not exist. Cook was born in Yorkshire, England, the son of a Scottish labourer and apprenticeship for three years under John Walker, a Quaker coal-shipper of Whitby. In 1755 Walker offered him a command, but instead Cook joined HMS Eagle and within a month was master's mate. After two years on the Channel service, he was promoted master of the Pembroke, and in 1758 crossed the Atlantic in her and took part in the siege of Louisburg and the survey of the St Lawrence River that led to the capture of Quebec. Returning to England in 1762 he married Elizabeth Batts (1742-1832?) of Shadwell, whom he was to rarely see in the ensuing years at sea. Cook then famously commanded three voyages that ended with his death on the island of Hawaii on 14 February 1779.
