Chart of the Discoveries made in the South Atlantic Ocean, in His Majestys Ship Resolution under the Command of Captain Cook in Jany. 1775. - Antique Map from 1777

C1777

Chart of the Discoveries made in the South Atlantic Ocean, in His Majestys Ship Resolution under the Command of Captain Cook in Jany. 1775.

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The first English edition of Cook’s rare engraved chart of the South Atlantic Ocean, from his second voyage account. The chart shows the tracks of Cook’s ship, the HMS Resolution in the vicinity of South Georgia and South Sandwich Island … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Chart of the Discoveries made in the South Atlantic Ocean, in His Majestys Ship Resolution under the Command of Captain Cook in Jany. 1775.

Date:

C1777

Mapmaker:

James Cook (1728 - 1779)

Condition:

Small repair at centre fold, otherwise in good condition. With folds as issued

Technique:

Copper engraving.

Image Size:

340mm

x 318mm

Paper Size:

437mm

x 360mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1777

Description:

The first English edition of Cook’s rare engraved chart of the South Atlantic Ocean, from his second voyage account.

The chart shows the tracks of Cook’s ship, the HMS Resolution in the vicinity of South Georgia and South Sandwich Island in the South Atlantic.

South Georgia was first discovered by Europeans in 1675 by Anthony de la Roché, a London merchant, and named Roche Island on a number of early maps. It was later sighted by a Spanish ship named León operating out of Saint-Malo on 28 June or 29 June 1756. According to Argentine historians, it was explored on 29 June 1756, St Peter’s Day, hence its Spanish name Isla San Pedro, literally “St Peter’s Island”.. Captain James Cook in HMS Resolution made the first landing, survey and mapping of the island, and on 17 January 1775 he claimed it a British possession, naming it “Isle of Georgia” after King George III.

The results of Cook’s second voyage results extended the known areas of Antarctica.

‘This voyage produced a vast amount of information concerning the Pacific peoples and islands, proved the value of the chronometer as an aid to finding longitude, and improved techniques for preventing scurvy’ (Hill).

From Cook, J., A Voyage Towards the South Pole, and Round the World, performed in His Majesty’s Ships the ‘Resolution’ and ‘Adventure’ In the Years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775.

References:
Beddie, M. Bibliography of Captain James Cook, RN,FRS, Circumnavigator. Sydney 1970:: 1216.
Hill, J. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. San Diego 1974 :: 358.
Sabin, J. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from its Discovery to the Present Time. New York. (1936) 1967 :: 16245.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 90039
State Library New South Wales: M2 928/1774/1
Art Gallery New South Wales: Accession number 207.1990.3.a-kkk

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.

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