A plan of King Georges Island or Otaheite lying in the South Sea, by Lieutenant I. Cook; discovr'd b...
A plan of King Georges Island or Otaheite lying in the South Sea, by Lieutenant I. Cook; discovr'd b...
A plan of King Georges Island or Otaheite lying in the South Sea, by Lieutenant I. Cook; discovr'd by Captn. Wallice the 19th June, 1767 [cartographic material] / James Cook.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
[Sydney : Commercial Copying Company, 1939?]
Date
1939?]
Call Numbers
Z/Cb 76/14
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Cartographic data
Scale [ca. 1:943 041]. 8 miles = 5 3/8".
Physical content
1 map : b&w ; 44 x 60.5 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
[Sydney : Commercial Copying Company, 1939?]
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
1939?]
Subjects
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Alternative Titles
Full title
A plan of King Georges Island or Otaheite lying in the South Sea, by Lieutenant I. Cook; discovr'd by Captn. Wallice the 19th June, 1767 [cartographic material] / James Cook.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Reduced photostat copy of manuscript map of Tahiti, formerly called Otaheite or King George III Island.
The Royal Society accepted Cook to convey the scientific staff of the expedition to observe transit of venus due to occur on 3rd June 1769. Commissioned as lieutenant he departed England in the Endeavour on 25th August 1768. The stay on Tahiti ended on 9th August 1769....
Additional physical form availability note
Online image available via the State Library of NSW at: http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/album/albumView.aspx?itemID=910783&acmsid=0 ; Digital order number a1528969.
Time Period
d1767
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
Z/Cb 76/14
Record Identifier
74VM48l8w6gg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM48l8w6gg
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MMS ID
991001524219702626
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