The Pacific Ocean. The New Discoveries there, and Tracks of the Navigators. - Antique Map from 1778

C1778

The Pacific Ocean. The New Discoveries there, and Tracks of the Navigators.

Mapmaker:

James Cook (1728 - 1779)

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S/N: PI-1778–185675

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Full Title:

The Pacific Ocean. The New Discoveries there, and Tracks of the Navigators.

Date:

C1778

Mapmaker:

James Cook (1728 - 1779)

Condition:

Fine condition

Technique:

Image Size:

330mm

x 175mm

Frame Size:

565mm

x 425mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1778

Description:

Based on the chart from Cook&#8217s first voyage account. Cook was the first to chart &amp discover the East Coast of Australia. In this important map Cook&#8217s discoveries are noted for the first time, making the chart the most up to date for it&#8217s time.

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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