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C1801
Map of the world shewing the tracks & discoveries of Captn. Cook drawn from the best authorities by J. Russell
Mapmaker:
Scarce large scale double hemisphere world map with the tracks of James Cook’s three voyages of discovery shown. The charting of Australia is shown with the discovery of the east coast by Cook in 1769-1770 and prior to the discovery … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Map of the world shewing the tracks & discoveries of Captn. Cook drawn from the best authorities by J. Russell
Date:
C1801
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
677mm
x 380mm
Paper Size:
715mm
x 448mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1801
Description:
Scarce large scale double hemisphere world map with the tracks of James Cook’s three voyages of discovery shown.
The charting of Australia is shown with the discovery of the east coast by Cook in 1769-1770 and prior to the discovery of Bass Strait by Flinders and Bass in the Tom Thumb in 1796. The southern coast is shown prior to the charting of the Southern Coast by Baudin and Flinders between 1801 and 1803, the results of those voyages weren’t published until 1807 and 1814.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 2702648
William Guthrie (1808 - 1770)
Guthrie was born in Brechin in Scotland. He wrote a number of histories and translated Cicero and is best known for, Guthrie’s Geography. This geography became one of the most important and widely read geography texts before and after the Revolution.
