1777 CAPTAIN COOK VOYAGE Antique Map of NORFOLK ISLE Pacific Islands Australia

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1777 CAPTAIN COOK VOYAGE Antique Map of NORFOLK ISLE Pacific Islands Australia:
$60.00

Original Copper Plate Map Engraving from Captain James Cook\'sA Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World...London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1777.Norfolk Isle
Volume II, Plate VIBound at page 146
Page dimensions: 11 x 8 ½ inches
Copperplate engraving with very subtle detailing, including a \"pricked line\" that shows the ship\'s track.In very good condition with minimal age toning, overall bright and clean.
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Aboutthe Volume
AVoyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World.Performedin His Majesty\'s Ships the Resolution and Adventure, In the years1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. In which is included Captain Furneaux\'sNarrative of his Proceedings in the Adventure during the Separationof the Ships
Thisis the official account of Cook\'s second voyage, detailing his searchfor the great Antarctic continent, written by himself, although heleft on his third voyage before the book was printed and so wasnever able to see the finished product.\"Thesuccess of Cook\'s first voyage led the Admiralty to send him on asecond expedition, described in the present work, which was tocircumnavigate the globe as far south as possible in search of anysouthern continents ... the men of this expedition became the firstto cross the Antarctic Circle. Further visits were made to NewZealand, and on two great sweeps Cook made an astonishing series ofdiscoveries and rediscoveries including Easter Island, the Marquesas,Tahiti and the Society Islands, Niue, the Tonga Islands, the NewHebrides, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, and a number of smallerislands. Rounding Cape Horn, on the last part of the voyage, Cookdiscovered and charted South Georgia, after which he called at CapeTown, St. Helena and Ascension, and the Azores ... This voyageproduced a vast amount of information concerning the Pacific peoplesand islands, proved the value of the chronometer as an aid to findinglongitude, and improved techniques for preventing scurvy\" (Hillp.123)
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