ETHNOGRAPHY
Title
Cook's third voyage
Object Name
COOK ATLAS
Date Made
1785
1785
1785
Description
Cook Atlas, second volume, constisting of maps and engraved illustrations. The Cook atlases cover the three epic voyages of Captain james Cook in the Pacific betwen 1769 and 1776 in the ships 'Endeavour', 'Resolution' and 'Discovery'. The second volume contains a chart of the Sourthern Hemisphere 'showing the tracks of some of the most distinguished Navigators of his Majesty's Navy', as well as a chart of the north-west coast of America and the north-east coast of Asia.
Catalogue Number
BELUM.C5488
Copyright
National Museums NI