The first depiction of any part of Australia 's east coast based on actual observation. This map shows the tracks of Bougainville 's ships the Boudeuse and L'Etoile around the world in 1766 - 1769…[more]

This is the first printed chart of New Zealand which was published only three years after Cook completed his charting of the two Islands in 1770. Cook had originally come to the Pacific to observe…[more]

The first published chart of Botany Bay and the Endeavour River after the original drawing by Cook himself and published in the official account of Cook's first voyage.

This map was…[more]

From James Cook's first voyage in which he charted New Zealand and the east coast of Australia. The map depicts Cook's Strait, that seperates the north and south island of New Zealand. Present day…[more]

Captain Cooks chart of New Guinea showing also previous exploration by other explorers such as Carteret. A very nice large chart of the island

Captain James Cook (1728-1779) was an…[more]

The first published chart of the east coast of Australia .

The first published full-scale map of the east coast of Australia and it is based on the charts drawn by Cook during the…[more]

Sectional map of the north coast of Queensland showing the Endeavour River, where Cook repaired his boat after being shipwrecked.

Cook's bark, the 'Endeavour' encountered little trouble…[more]

Believed by many to be the first published chart of the Pacific to show Australia 's east coast and both the north and south islands of New Zealand . Cook's first voyage track is charted.

These charts are from the French/German edition of Captain Cook's visit and charting of Botany Bay and the Endeavour River after the original drawing by Cook himself and published a year after the…[more]

From the French/German edition of James Cook's first voyage in which he charted New Zealand and the east coast of Australia. The map depicts Cook's Strait, that seperates the north and south…[more]

This chart shows the extent of Cook's discoveries and exploration of New Zealand during his first voyage to the pacific (1768-1771). It was the first complete map of New Zealand though this…[more]

This is the first French edition of the first published chart of the east coast of Australia . As was often the case at the time and because of the popularity and importance of Cook's discoveries…[more]

From the French/German edition of Cook's first voyage. Cook's chart depicts three bays in the north island of New Zealand. The Firth of Thames, Tolga Bay, and the Bay of…[more]

A reduced version of Dalrymple's chart, this map shows the tracks of many explorers including Tasman, Schouten, Mendana, Quiros, Torres and Roggevin. Of particular interest is the track of Torres,…[more]

Map of Australia , New Zealand , New Guinea and the South Pacific. One of the earliest maps to show the tracks of the voyages of Capt. Cook, Carteret, Byron, Wallis and Mouats.

Zatta's…[more]

Cooks map of the Southern Hemisphere after his second voyage. The map was the key chart of his second voyage, which was published in 1777. The map dispells the myth of the great southern land. It…[more]

The first edition of the first separately printed English map to show part of the coast of Tasmania. Furneaux's track in the Adventure is shown.

In this English edition, this is the…[more]

A French chart of Australia and New Zealand showing the discoveries made by Cook in 1770, during his first voyage and the discoveries made by Capt. Furneaux in Tasmania in 1773. Australia is…[more]

The second voyage of Captain Cook in his exploration and circumnavigation of the South Pole in HMS Resolution and HMS Adventure. A very interesting account of the voyage including 62 engravings…[more]

A French edtion of Captain James Cook's famous chart of the Southern Hemisphere. The original English edition was printed in 1777 when Cook's second voyage was published. The French edition was…[more]