Description
Rare c.18th engraved map of St. Jago (Santiago), Cape Verde Islands from the official British Admiralty sanctioned edition of the accounts of Cook’s second voyage.
Cook arrived at the island on 10th August, 1772 to replenish his ships water supplies. He set sail on the 14th, and headed for Cape Town.
From Cook’s, A Voyage Towards the South Pole, and Round the World, performed in His Majesty’s Ships the ‘Resolution’ and ‘Adventure’, In the Years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775.
References:
Beddie, M. Bibliography of Captain James Cook, RN,FRS, Circumnavigator. Sydney 1970 1216. / 1336, p.252
Hill, J. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. San Diego 1974 358.
Sabin, J. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from its Discovery to the Present Time. New York. (1936) 1967. 16245.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 90039
State Library New South Wales: RECORD IDENTIFIER 74VvMokVOlGA / 74VvMoxg6JJX
