Archived Record - Auction Closed!! Auction #102, closed March, 2003

Lot Number: Title: Period: Cartographer: Subject: Size: Hammer Price: Description:

28 A New Chart of the World on Wright's or Mercator's Projection in which are Exhibited All The Parts Hitherto Explored or Discovered with the Tracks of the British Circumnavigators Byron, Wallis Carteret and Cook, &c. and the Track of La Perouse… 1808 Laurie & Whittle World 35.7" x 28.5" $850.00 Impressive world map showing a myriad of exploration routes with the details of their voyages and discoveries. Alaska is approximately the correct shape, New Zealand is completely mapped, and just a bit of Australia's southern coastline is incomplete. The map does not show interior political divisions but provides nice detail of the topography, major cities and regions. Title cartouche incorporates a compass rose.