A chart of part of New Zeland of the Island of Tovypoenamm, lying in the South Sea / by Lieutenant J...
A chart of part of New Zeland of the Island of Tovypoenamm, lying in the South Sea / by Lieutenant J...
A chart of part of New Zeland of the Island of Tovypoenamm, lying in the South Sea / by Lieutenant J. Cook Commander, of His Majestys Bark the Endeavour.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Call Numbers
SAFE/DLSPENCER 166/B
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Physical Description
Cartographic data
Scale approximately 1:786 000. (E 184°30'--E 193°30'/S 41°15'--S 47°45')
Physical content
1 map on 2 sheets : manuscript, colour, ink and pencil ; 105.5 x 90.5 cm, in frame 126 x 111 cm.
Content type
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
sheet
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Summary
Manuscript nautical chart of the South Island of New Zealand prepared during James Cook's first voyage, 1768-1771. The map is accompanied with another of the North Island, 'Chart of part of New Zeland or the Island of Aeheinomowe, lying in the South Seas'.
This map is considered to have a companion chart in 'Chart of part of New Zeland or the Island of Aeheinomowe, lying in the South Seas', i.e. North Island. However, the two maps are imperfectly matched and appear to be "drafted, at least in part, by different hands", (Mitchell Library Shelf list card). Of note, the part of the South Island that app...
Alternative Titles
Full title
A chart of part of New Zeland of the Island of Tovypoenamm, lying in the South Sea / by Lieutenant J. Cook Commander, of His Majestys Bark the Endeavour.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Area: From "The Traps" reefs, going north through the Island, to "Queen Charlotte's Sound" and Cape Farewell. Parts of the coastline appear incomplete, including the area at "Blind Bay" (Tasman Bay), South Cape and "Banks's Island" (Banks Peninsula) is drawn as though separate from the mainland.
Dixson Library copy: Transferred from ACMS ID: 942998....
Citation / References Note
Mitchell Library, Sydney. Bibliography of Captain James Cook, 858.
Additional physical form availability note
Online at the State Library of NSW.
Exhibitions
Exhibited in: "Maps of the Pacific", State Library of New South Wales, August 2021 to 24 April 2022. NSL
Time Period
d1770
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/DLSPENCER 166/B
Record Identifier
74VKRbGLROod
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRbGLROod
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991023247109702626
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