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A draught of Port Royal Harbour in South Carolina with the marks for going in [cartographic material] : most humbly inscribed to the publick /
No full textMap of Port Royal Harbour in the state of South Carolina with depth shown by bathymetric soundings.; "Approved of by Mr. Joiner 20 years a pilot of that place".; Oriented with north to the right.; A decorative compass rose with north indicated by fleur de lys.; Includes references in the upper margin.; Cumming, William. The southeast in early maps, no. 356.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm410
A draught of west Florida [cartographic material] : from Cape St. Blaze to the River Ibberville with part of the River Missisipi /
No full textMap of the western Florida coastline showing towns, capes and bays with depth shown by bathymetric soundings.; Cartouche with dedication: To John Ellis, Esq., F.R.S. King's agent for the province of West Florida, this draught is humbly inscribed by his most obliged & obedient humble srvt. James Cook.; Prime meridian: London.; Includes 3 decorative compass roses with true north indicated by fleur de lys.; Includes text: General references.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm403. Insets: A plan of Pensacola Harbour with the marks for going in. Scale [ca. 1:95,040) -- A draught of Spirito Sancto and coast adjacent. Scale [ca. 1:380,160]
Het eiland Norfolk [cartographic material].
No full textMap from the Dutch edition of Captain Cook's voyages showing Norfolk and Philip Island with tracks dated 10 October 1774. Relief shown by hachures. Depth shown by bathymetric soundings.; "De geprikte lyn toont de koers van het schip, en de talletters de diepte van hey water in vademen".; In upper right margin: No. XXII.; Prime meridian: Greenwich.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm3880
A draught of the harbour of Hallifax and the adjacent coast in Nova Scotia [cartographic material] : survey'd by order of Commodore Spry /
No full textNautical map of Halifax harbor and coast of Nova Scotia. Depth shown by bathymetric soundings.; The cartographer of this map should not be confused with his more famous namesake, the explorer Captain James Cook (1728-1779), who mapped the east coast of Australia in 1770.; Research by Black has found three James Cooks employed by the Royal Navy in the early 1760s. (Black, Jeanette D. Two many Cooks, in The Map Collector, 1986, no. 34, pp. 10-15); "Humbly dedicated to Henry Ellis esqr. F.R.S. late governor of Nova Scotia."; Prime meridian: London.; Kershaw, Kenneth. Early printed maps of Canada, vol. 3, no. 827.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm430
Carta geografica dell' emisfero Australe, che indica le direzioni tenute da piu celebri navigatori [cartographic material] /
No full textMap of the Southern Hemisphere showing tracks of European navigators, including Cook, between 1595 and 1776. Shows the east coast of Australia with some of Cook's names.; In upper right margin: 2.; Includes tables containing latitudes and longitudes of the islands lately discovered in the South Pacific Ocean.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm3682
Cook's voyage 1768-71 [manuscript] : copies of correspondence, etc.
No full textManuscript reference no.: MS 2.; Title from cover of letterbook.; Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia, A624.; Negative photostats available for reference.; Also available on microfilm at the National Library of Australia Newspapers and Microforms Reading Room at mfm G 3921.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms2; Exhibited: "Treasures Gallery", National Library of Australia, 7 October 2011 - 15 December 2012. AuCNL. MS 2 comprises contemporary manuscript copies of James Cook's correspondence with the Admiralty Victualling Office, etc. relating to the first voyage of HMS Endeavour. The collection includes the Secret Instructions and Additional Instructions issued to Cook by the Admirality. The Secret Instructions are bound in a letterbook with the correspondence (1 v., 5 items).Cook's voyage 1768-177
A chart of part of the south coast of Newfoundland [cartographic material] : includingthe islands St. Peters and Miquelon, from an actual survey /
No full textDetailed chart of part of the Newfoundland, Canadian coast with relief shown by hachures and bathymetric soundings.; "Scale to the general chart English and French leagues 20 to a degree"; Accompanied by booklet: Directions for navigating on part of the south coast of Newfoundland, with a chart thereof, including the islands of St. Peter's and Miquelon ... / by James Cook. London : Printed for the author, and sold by J.Mount and T. Page on Tower-Hill, 1766. 32 p. : 24 cm.; Insets: Harbours of St. Laurence; Harbour [of] Briton.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm423
A plan of the entrance of Endeavour River, New South Wales [cartographic material] : latitude 15°26' south.
No full textMap of the entrance to the Endeavour River on the coast of Queensland. Relief shown by hachures. Depth shown by bathymetric soundings.; "References. A. Where we landed our stores. B. Repaired the ship. C. A small bank of sand where we caught many fish with the seam."; In lower right margin: The original is in the British Museum.; In lower left margin: Reproduced by photo-lithography.; In upper left margin: "Historical Records of New South Wales" - Vol. 1 - pt. I.; In upper right margin: Cook's charts - no. 8.; No. 8 from: The historical records of New South Wales. Cook 1762-1780. Facsimiles of charts, to accompany Vol. 1, part 1. Sydney : Charles Potter, Government Printer, 1893.; Also available in an electronic version via the internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm2456e.The historical records of New South Wales. Cook 1762-1780.Endeavour River, New South Wale
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