This large and attractive world chart is drawn on Mercator's projection. North America is shown with a prominent River of the West connecting through a series of rivers and lakes from Lake Superior to the Pacific - representing the elusive search for a Northwest Passage. The Russian discoveries in the North Pacific are shown with Alaska depicted as an island named I. Unamak. Australia is labeled Nouvelle Hollande with Terre de Diemen still linked to the mainland. New Zealand is fully formed showing both islands and is depicted twice -- both on the right and left-hand sides of the map. The large, decorative title cartouche and two fine compass roses with rhumb lines make this a very attractive chart. Australia and New Zealand reflect the discoveries of Capt. Cook, but Tasmania is still attached to Australia, suggesting a publish date after 1770.

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Condition: B

A sharp impression issued folding, now flat, on a sheet with a large watermark of a Maltese cross encircled in rosary beads. There are archival repairs to some short separations across the map, with more extensive repair work at bottom center, where there is a tiny amount of image loss in the vicinity of the compass rose. A 0.5" hole in an unengraved area at bottom right has been professionally infilled, and there is light soiling.