unbound
1790 · London
by COOK, James
London: Alexander Hogg, 1790. unbound. very good. Sea Chart. Engraving with modern hand coloring. Image measures 8" x 12.75".
Beautiful map of the Bering Strait. Details the topography of the coastlines, indicates depths and routes. Based on a map by Captain James Cook. Beautifully clear image with vibrant coloring. Minor toning to edges of sheet. Lower margin cropped.
Captain Cook (1728 -1779) was among the most famous and important explorer, navigator, cartographer and captain of his time, whose scientific and geographical knowledge influenced his successors well into the 20th century. He started sailing as a teenager and went (truncated)
Beautiful map of the Bering Strait. Details the topography of the coastlines, indicates depths and routes. Based on a map by Captain James Cook. Beautifully clear image with vibrant coloring. Minor toning to edges of sheet. Lower margin cropped.
Captain Cook (1728 -1779) was among the most famous and important explorer, navigator, cartographer and captain of his time, whose scientific and geographical knowledge influenced his successors well into the 20th century. He started sailing as a teenager and went (truncated)