Item Detail |
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MapMaker: |
James Cook
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Subject: |
Canada & United States |
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Period/Size: |
1760 / 33.5" x 91.5" (85.1 x 232.5 cm)
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Color: |
Black & White
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Condition: |
Printed on twelve sheets, joined. 7 insets and 17 coastal profiles. Lengthy note signed [Admiral] Charles Saunders, Pall Mall, May 1, 1760. A few tears in the margins with minor loss on right edge. Overall a near fine example. (condition help) |
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Source: |
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References: |
Skelton and Tooley, “The Marine Surveys of James Cook in North America 1758-1768”, The Mapping of America, pp. 173-206 (no. 2); Kershaw, Early Printed Maps of Canada, #647, plate 470; Stevens & Tree, #74. |
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Sales Information |
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Price: |
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Offered by: |
Richard B. Arkway, Inc. |
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Catalog: |
New Listings May 2010 (759) |
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Lot/Item #: |
7793 |
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Date: |
05/2010
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