Cook's First Tracks In The South Pacific
First edition of the first decorative map to show Cook's tracks in the Pacific, one of the most sought after early maps to depict Cook's Voyage to New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific.
The map records discoveries made during the Endeavour's voyage of exploration in Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and the South Pacific, as well as showing the tracks of Carteret, Byron and Wallis. The charting of the east coast of Australia and New Zealand is shown in detail, based on Cook's map of the region, the "Chart of part of the South Seas".
As with many maps by this famous mapmaker, the large decorative vignette dominates, and the hand-colouring is fine and sensitively rendered. The ship depicted in the vignette is almost certainly Cook's ship, the Endeavour.
Ready-to-hang framed poster printed on high quality 200 gsm matte (uncoated) paper, shatterproof transparent plexiglass - includes hanging kit.
