Anonymous
Carte du Detroit de Magellan, 1774 c.
19 x 30 in
48 x 76 cm
48 x 76 cm
SAM3587
Magellan Straits. Detailed hydrographic survey based on Byron, Wallis and Carteret. This map was included within an the famous account of Captain Cook's first voyage and served to illustrate the...
Magellan Straits. Detailed hydrographic survey based on Byron, Wallis and Carteret.
This map was included within an the famous account of Captain Cook's first voyage and served to illustrate the most detailed and scientific map of the Straits up to that time. The map references Byron, Wallis and Carteret.
Samuel Wallis and Philip Carteret were both Royal Navy Officers who circumnavigated the world. They both participated in the circumnavigation of 1764-6. John Byron circumnavigated the world twice, the first time under the command of George Anson and the second, under his own command, again in 1764-6. He was the grandfather of Lord Byron, the famous poet.
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This map was included within an the famous account of Captain Cook's first voyage and served to illustrate the most detailed and scientific map of the Straits up to that time. The map references Byron, Wallis and Carteret.
Samuel Wallis and Philip Carteret were both Royal Navy Officers who circumnavigated the world. They both participated in the circumnavigation of 1764-6. John Byron circumnavigated the world twice, the first time under the command of George Anson and the second, under his own command, again in 1764-6. He was the grandfather of Lord Byron, the famous poet.
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