Zoom In For Detailed Preview:
Map of Nuova Galles Merid [i.e. Australia when it was named New South Wales] and Nuova Zelanda [i.e. New Zealand] with South Pacific islands.
This map is the first edition of the first decorative map to show Cook’s sea tracks in the Pacific. His sea track, coloured in crimson, records his discoveries made during his voyage of 1769-70 in Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and the South Pacific.
Cook’s charting along the east coast of Australia and New Zealand is shown in detail.
The map also shows the sea tracks in green of Commodore Byron with Captain Mouat in 1765 and later Samuel Wallis aboard the Dolphin partnering Phillip Carteret commanding the Swallow in 1767.
The large decorative vignette in original handcolouring dominates the map – the ship depicted in the vignette is probably the Endeavour.
1779