The world, including the late discoveries, by Captn. Cook and other circum navigators / carefully la...
The world, including the late discoveries, by Captn. Cook and other circum navigators / carefully la...
The world, including the late discoveries, by Captn. Cook and other circum navigators / carefully laid down to the present time by Thos. Bowen.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
[London] : Thomas Bowen, [between 1771-1790].
Call Numbers
M2 100/1771/1
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Cartographic data
Scale not given. (W 180°- E 180°/N 90°-S 90°)
Physical content
1 map : copperplate engraving, hand-coloured, ink ; 2 hemispheres each 21.5 cm in diameter, on sheet 29 x 47 cm.
Contents
Inset:
North Pole shewing the countries from the Lat 50 to 90.
Publication information
Publisher
[London] : Thomas Bowen, [between 1771-1790].
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
[between 1771-1790].
Subjects
More information
Alternative Titles
Full title
The world, including the late discoveries, by Captn. Cook and other circum navigators / carefully laid down to the present time by Thos. Bowen.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Cartouche title.
Hand-coloured, double hemispherical map showing the tracks of James Cook and George Anson, and the northern discoveries of Vitus Bering.
Mitchell Library copy at M2 100/1771/1: Has faint printing marks on verso showing a "list of the subscribers".
Mitchell Library copy at M2 100/1771/1: Purchased from Antique Print Room, August 2015.
Additional physical form availability note
Online at the State Library of NSW
Exhibitions
Exhibited in: "Kill or Cure? A Taste of Medicine", State Library of New South Wales, 30 July 2022 - 22 January 2023. NSL
Time Period
d1771 d1790
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
M2 100/1771/1
Record Identifier
74VK7JQJgQR3
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7JQJgQR3
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991022776409702626
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