Interesting Original Antique Hemisphere Map Showing the Latest Discoveries, 1786
- Reference
- BG-13234-7
- Date
- 1786
- Region
- World
- Category
- Antique Map
- Sheet size
- 34.0 x 56.0 cm (13.4 x 22.0 in)
- Condition
- Good
- Availability
- Available
- Price
- EUR 1,100
Antique world map titled 'A Map of the World from the best Authorities'. Detailed map of the World, showing tracks of Captain James Cook in his 3 voyages in great detail. The map is extensively annotated with information on the explorations of a number of regions on the map in the 1770s, primarily deriving from Cook. New Zealand is shown. Australia retains it's a mostly conjectural mid-18th Century Coastline. No sign of Antarctica. Fascinating transitional mapping of Alaska and NW America. Published by C. Dilly and G. Robinson circa 1786.
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