Description
French map of Adventure Bay first charted by Captain Tobias Furneaux in command of the ship Adventure on Cook’s second voyage. Furneaux became separated from Cook in a fog while Cook sailed on to New Zealand, Furneaux travelled further north and sighted a group of islands off the South West Cape of Tasmania on 9 March 1773. James Cook was to later name the islands after Furneaux.
From Bonne’s, Atlas Encyclopedique, Contenant La Geographie Ancienne, et Quelques Cartes sur La Geographie du Moyen Age, La Geographie Moderne, et les Cartes Relatives a la Geographie Physique.
References:
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 : 666
Tooley, R.V. The Mapping of Australia. London 1979: 237
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 2372910
State Library New South Wales: CALL NUMBER RB/DQ034/10
