ALASKA. Cook. c1784.
Chart of the N W Coast of America and N E Coast of Asia, explored in the Years 1778 & 1779. The unshaded parts of the Coast of Asia are taken from a MS Chart received from the Russians. Lower right: G. Byrne Sculp 15"h x 26". Fold lines, minor offsetting. Image very good. Engraved by George Byrne.

From Captain James Cook, A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean . . . (Dublin: H. Chamberlain et al, 1784). A nearly identical version is illustrated in The Northpart of America Map 40, Plate II.

Cook's third and final voyage to the Northern Pacific is recorded on this map.

OCEANIA. DELAMARCHE. 1838.
Carte de l’Océanie contenant l’Australie la Polynesie et les Isles Asiatiques par Delamarche. 1838. 16”w x 11 ½”h. Map by Delamarche (Felix?). Short separation at lower centerfold repaired with archival material.

Southeast Asia is at the upper left, Australia at the lower left, and dozens of islands are shown in the Pacific Ocean. The term Oceania (Océanie in the title) is a collective name for the islands of the Central and South Pacific Ocean. Some writers and mapmakers include Australia and New Zealand in the term.

PACIFIC OCEAN. Coronelli. 1690/1696.
Mare del Svd, detto altrimenti Mare Pacifico. Auttore Il P. M. Coronelli M. C. Cosmografo della Serenissima Repvblica Di Venetia… 17.5”h x 23.5”w. Light toning at centerfold. Very good condition. Map by Vincenzo Maria Coronelli (1650-1718). Large title cartouche in sea shell upper right.

Published in Coronelli's Atlante Veneto , (Venice, 1690-1696). Illustrated in McLaughlin 104. Reference Tooley Mapping of America , p. 125, No. 58, and Tooley Mapping of Australia , p. 48, No. 350.

Shows California as an island with an irregular northern coastline. New Zealand and Australia are shown in partial outlines. Shows Pacific tracks of the Dutch navigator, Jacques le Maire, in 1615-1617, as well as "Stretto del Maire" at the tip of South America. A large “Terra de Iesso” lies in the north between California and Japan.

PACIFIC OCEAN. Glassbach. 1774.
Charte von einem Theile des Süd=Meeres … der Dolphin vom Commodore Bryan und die Tamar vom Cap’n. Mouat, 1765. der Dolphin vom Cap’n. Wallis und die Swallow vom Cap’n. Carteret, 1767. und der Endeavour vom Lieutenant Cook, 1769. Lower right: Glassbach Sc. Berol. [Map] 1. 14”h x 26”w. Engraved by the Glassbach family of Prussian engravers (Carl Christian and Benjamin). Extends from Mexico and South America to China. Extensive place names on New Zealand and on eastern Australia. Shows tracts of the ships involved.

Bound in Volume 1 of John Hawkesworth (1715-1773), Geschichte der See-Reisen und Entdeckungen im Süd-Meer welche auf Befehl Sr. Grosbrittannischen Majestät unternommen, und von Commodore Byron, Capitain Wallis, Capitain Carteret und Capitain Cook im Dolphin, der Swallow, und dem Endeavour nach einander ausgeführet worden sind; aus den Tagebüchern der verschiedenen Befehlshaber und den Handschriften Joseph Banks Esq. in drey Bänden verfasst von Dr. Johann Hawkesworth. Mit des Herrn Versassers Genehmhaltung aus dem Englischen übersetzt von Johann Friedrich Schiller. Berlin: A. Haude und J.C. Spener, 1774. First German edition. See our "Antiquarian Books" for details on the book.

PACIFIC OCEAN MAP IN ANSON'S VOYAGE. Seale. 1780.
A Chart of the Pacific Ocean from the Equinoctial to the Latitude of 39 ½ d. No. 34 ½”w x 10 ¾”h. Lower right: R. W. Seale Sculp. Extends from California to The Philippines and Japan. Very good condition.

Bound in George Anson (1697-1762), A Voyage Round the World in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV by George Anson, Esq ... Compiled from His Papers and Materials by Richard Walter, Chaplain of His Majesty's Ship the Centurion, in that Expedition. 15th. ed. London: W. Strahan et al, 1780. Leather. 536 pages with 3 large folding maps, as called for, engraved by Richard William Seale (1732-1785):

1. "A Chart, Shewing the Track of the Centurion round the World". This world map shows California as an island and Australia only half defined.

2. "A Chart of the Southern Part of South America ..."

3. The chart described above.

DUFF ISLANDS. Wilson. 1799.
Sketch of the Duff’s Groupe, Discovered September 25, 1797 by Capt: James Wilson. Lower left: Wm. Wilson delin. Lower center: London: Published as the Act directs, by T. Chapman 151 Fleet Street Feby 1st 1799. Lower right: Engraved by Thomas Foot. 15”w x 11"h. Top and bottom margins stained at edges. The two fold lines repaired at bottom with archival material. Drawn by William Wilson; engraved by Thomas Foot.

Published in A Missionary Voyage to the Southern Pacific Ocean, Performed in the Years 1796, 1797, 1798 in the Ship Duff commanded by Capt. James Wilson (London: T. Chapman, 1799). This was the first missionary voyage to the South Pacific.

Duff Islands is a small island group located 100 miles NE of Santa Cruz Island in the eastern Solomon Islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The islands’ nearest neighbors are the Reef Islands, 70 miles SW. The islands cover an area of about 5 square miles and have a population of less than 1000. The group consists of 11 islands: Elingi, Kaa, Lakao, Loreva, Lua, Tahua, Taumako, Te Ako, Tohua, Tuleki, and Ulaka. Taumako Island is the largest in the group. There are profile views of the larger islands.

SOCIETY ISLANDS. Cook. 1774.
Carte des Isles de la Societé decouvertes par Lieutenant J. Cook 1769. Another title in German: Carte von den Societæts Inseln entdeckt vom Lieutenant J. Cook 1769. Lower right: [Plate] 33. 11”h x 17”w. Short tear at binding stub just past neatline. Strong impression. Image excellent. The Society Inlands are part of French Polynesia in the South Pacific.

Bound in Volume 1 of John Hawkesworth (1715-1773), Geschichte der See-Reisen und Entdeckungen im Süd-Meer welche auf Befehl Sr. Grosbrittannischen Majestät unternommen, und von Commodore Byron, Capitain Wallis, Capitain Carteret und Capitain Cook im Dolphin, der Swallow, und dem Endeavour nach einander ausgeführet worden sind; aus den Tagebüchern der verschiedenen Befehlshaber und den Handschriften Joseph Banks Esq. in drey Bänden verfasst von Dr. Johann Hawkesworth. Mit des Herrn Versassers Genehmhaltung aus dem Englischen übersetzt von Johann Friedrich Schiller. Berlin: A. Haude und J.C. Spener, 1774. First German edition. For details see our “Antiquarian Books”

MACAO. Bonne. c1780.
Plan du Typa ou de Macao. Upper right: 139. Lower left: Andre sculp. Upper left: Cook 3e. Voyage. Four maps and one inset on one sheet 9”w x 14”w. Faint centerfold toning. Very good condition. Map by Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795). Engraved by Gaspard Andre.

Published in Atlas de Toutes Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre… (Paris: T. G. F. Raynal, c1780).

Macao is located about 40 miles west of Hong Kong.

Other maps include:

Plan de la Baye d’Awatsa, sur la Côte Orientale du Kamtscatka. With inset: "Plan du Havre de St. Pierre et St. Paul."

Partie du Japon ou Nipon.

[Isle de Soufre]

TAHITI. Cook. 1774.
Carte de l’Isle d’Otahiti, par le Lieutenant J. Cook 1769. Another title in German: Carte von der Insel Otaheite durch Lieutenant J. Cook 1769. Lower left: F. G. Berger, Senior sculpsit. Lower right: [Plate] 24. 9 ¼”h x 15 ¾”w. Engraved by Fredrich Gottlieb Berger (1713-c1800). Short tear at binding stub. Strong impression. Image excellent. Tahiti is the largest of the Society Islands, French Polynesia.

Bound in Volume 2 of John Hawkesworth (1715-1773), Geschichte der See-Reisen und Entdeckungen im Süd-Meer welche auf Befehl Sr. Grosbrittannischen Majestät unternommen, und von Commodore Byron, Capitain Wallis, Capitain Carteret und Capitain Cook im Dolphin, der Swallow, und dem Endeavour nach einander ausgeführet worden sind; aus den Tagebüchern der verschiedenen Befehlshaber und den Handschriften Joseph Banks Esq. in drey Bänden verfasst von Dr. Johann Hawkesworth. Mit des Herrn Versassers Genehmhaltung aus dem Englischen übersetzt von Johann Friedrich Schiller. Berlin: A. Haude und J.C. Spener, 1774. First German edition. For details of the book see our “Antiquarian Books”

TONGATAPU. Wilson. 1799.
Chart of the Island and Harbour of Tongataboo by Wm. Wilson. Lower left: W. Wilson del. Imprint lower center: London. Published as the Act directs by T. Chapman in Fleet Street Feby 1st 1799. Lower right: Engraved by T. Foot St. Pancras. 15”w x 11"h. Top margin close. Top and bottom margins stained. Image in good condition. Drawn by William Wilson; engraved by Thomas Foot.

Published in A Missionary Voyage to the Southern Pacific Ocean, Performed in the Years 1796, 1797, 1798 in the Ship Duff commanded by Capt. James Wilson (London: T. Chapman, 1799). This was the first missionary voyage to the South Pacific.

Tongatapu (also spelled Tongataboo, as shown on this map) is the southernmost island cluster of the Kingdom of Tonga, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, about 2,000 miles northeast of Sydney, Australia. It is located at longitude 175 degrees west of Greenwich. Tongatapu is the Kingdom of Tonga's largest island with over two-thirds of the country's population. The capital of Tonga, Nuku’alofa, is on the north coast of Tongatapu, and its locale is shown as Noogholifva on this map. North is to the bottom on this map. Numerous roads are shown. A large natural harbor is protected by reefs. However, there is a note: “Here Capt. Cook and Capt. Clarke’s Ships struck the Ground which proves the danger of coming in East of the N.E. Reef.”