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Title: A general chart exhibiting the discoveries made by Captn. James Cook in this and his two preceeding voyages : with tracks of the ships under his command

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1785

Publishers

  • London : Publish'd ... by J. Stockdale ... ; Scatcherd & Whitaker ... ; & John Fielding ... , Feb. 4, 1785.

Summary

"Engrav'd for Cook's Voyage, Octavo Edition." From: Captain Cook's third and last voyage to the Pacific Ocean. London : Printed for J. Fielding and J. Stockdale ... , [1785] Lieutenant Henry Roberts compiled a composite chart of Cook's three voyages for the official account published in 1784. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers.

Subjects

  • Cook, James, 1728-1779—Travel
  • Voyages around the world—18th century
  • World maps—Early works to 1800
  • World maps—1785
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-180.0, 180.0, 90.0, -90.0)
  • Geometry: BBOX (-180.0, 180.0, 90.0, -90.0)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Roberts, Henry. A general chart exhibiting the discoveries made by Captn. James Cook in this and his two preceeding voyages : with tracks of the ships under his command. London : Publish'd ... by J. Stockdale ... ; Scatcherd & Whitaker ... ; & John Fielding ... , Feb. 4, 1785.. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-q811km372

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng