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Auction 131, Lot 883
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"Carte des Decouvertes faites dans la Mer Pacifique sur la Vaisseau de Roi, La Resolution, Commande par le Capitaine Cook en 1774", Cook/Benard

Subject: South Pacific Ocean

Period: 1778 (circa)

Publication: La Harpe's Abrege de l'histoire generale des voyages

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18 x 14 inches
45.7 x 35.6 cm
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Delicately engraved exploration chart details the second voyage (1774) of Captain Cook in the Pacific. The track of the HMS Resolution near New Caledonia and New Hebrides, situated well off the east coast of Australia, is shown with a daily timeline. Hazards noted along the ship's track include shoals and rocks.

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Condition: A+

Issued folded, now flattened.

Estimate: $140 - $180

Sold for: $110

Closed on 3/17/2010

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