A Chart of the Sandwich Islands as Surveyed during the Visits of His Majesty's Sloop Discovery and Armed Tender Chatham Commanded by George Vancouver Esq. in the Years 1792, 1793 & 1794, and prepared under his immediate inspection by Lieut. Joseph Baker. Engraved by J. Warner. 15. (with) Part of the Gallapagos Isles (and) the Island of Cocoas. London: Published May 1st, 1798, by J. Edwards Pall Mall & G. Robinson Paternoster Row.
Uncolored maps of the Hawaiian and Galapagos Islands. The tracks of the ships, along with their dates, are shown. Atlas, without title, as issued. Contains ten charts and six sheets of views (profiles of parts of the coastlines). Compare the English charts to the French issues in the French Neptune...
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ftdavidrumseyc:oai:www.davidrumsey.com:RUMSEY~8~1~2287~200030 2023-05-15T17:37:03+02:00 A Chart of the Sandwich Islands as Surveyed during the Visits of His Majesty's Sloop Discovery and Armed Tender Chatham Commanded by George Vancouver Esq. in the Years 1792, 1793 & 1794, and prepared under his immediate inspection by Lieut. Joseph Baker. Engraved by J. Warner. 15. (with) Part of the Gallapagos Isles (and) the Island of Cocoas. London: Published May 1st, 1798, by J. Edwards Pall Mall & G. Robinson Paternoster Row. A Voyage Of Discovery To The North Pacific Ocean And Round The World In Which The Coast of North-West America Has Been Carefully Examined And Accurately Surveyed. Undertaken by His Majesty's Command, Principally With A View To Ascertain The Existence Of Any Navigable Communication Between The North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans; And Performed In The Years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, and 1795 In The Discovery Sloop Of War, And Armed Tender Chatham, Under The Command Of Captain George Vancouver. In Three Volumes. London: Printed For G.G. And J. Robinson, Paternoster-Row; And J. Edwards, Pall-Mall. 1798. Chart of the Sandwich Islands. Vancouver, George, 1757-1798 Baker, Lieut. Joseph; Warner, J. Rumsey Collection Galapagos Islands Hawaii 1798 http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~2287~200030 http://www.davidrumsey.com/rumsey/Size1/D0020/00201030.jpg unknown Copyright 1998 Chart Atlas Atlas Map 1798 ftdavidrumseyc 2014-02-16T12:41:04Z Uncolored maps of the Hawaiian and Galapagos Islands. The tracks of the ships, along with their dates, are shown. Atlas, without title, as issued. Contains ten charts and six sheets of views (profiles of parts of the coastlines). Compare the English charts to the French issues in the French Neptune of 1820. Vancouver's charts were the most accurate of the area for many years into the 19th century. In addition to the eight Northwest Coast charts, there is a "Chart shewing part of the S.W. Coast of New Holland" (with inset charts of New Zealand) and "A Chart of the Sandwich Islands." Maps are without color and bound into half leather burgundy cloth covered boards with "Atlas To Vancouvers Voyage" stamped in gilt on a red leather label on the spine. Streeter calls the accounts of the voyage, "One of the most important accounts of the exploration of the Pacific Northwest and New Zealand, and valuable source of information about Tahiti and the Hawaiian Islands in the last decade of the eighteenth century." Voyage accounts are bound in three volumes, all in half leather with green cloth boards. "Vancouver's Voyage" and the volume number embossed in gold on spine. P197; Streeter 3497; Sabin 98443; Cowan 1933; Wagner 853-860. Map North Atlantic David Rumsey Historical Map Collection (Cartography Associates) Sandwich Islands Galapagos Pacific New Zealand |
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Uncolored maps of the Hawaiian and Galapagos Islands. The tracks of the ships, along with their dates, are shown. Atlas, without title, as issued. Contains ten charts and six sheets of views (profiles of parts of the coastlines). Compare the English charts to the French issues in the French Neptune of 1820. Vancouver's charts were the most accurate of the area for many years into the 19th century. In addition to the eight Northwest Coast charts, there is a "Chart shewing part of the S.W. Coast of New Holland" (with inset charts of New Zealand) and "A Chart of the Sandwich Islands." Maps are without color and bound into half leather burgundy cloth covered boards with "Atlas To Vancouvers Voyage" stamped in gilt on a red leather label on the spine. Streeter calls the accounts of the voyage, "One of the most important accounts of the exploration of the Pacific Northwest and New Zealand, and valuable source of information about Tahiti and the Hawaiian Islands in the last decade of the eighteenth century." Voyage accounts are bound in three volumes, all in half leather with green cloth boards. "Vancouver's Voyage" and the volume number embossed in gold on spine. P197; Streeter 3497; Sabin 98443; Cowan 1933; Wagner 853-860. |
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Vancouver, George, 1757-1798 Baker, Lieut. Joseph; Warner, J. A Chart of the Sandwich Islands as Surveyed during the Visits of His Majesty's Sloop Discovery and Armed Tender Chatham Commanded by George Vancouver Esq. in the Years 1792, 1793 & 1794, and prepared under his immediate inspection by Lieut. Joseph Baker. Engraved by J. Warner. 15. (with) Part of the Gallapagos Isles (and) the Island of Cocoas. London: Published May 1st, 1798, by J. Edwards Pall Mall & G. Robinson Paternoster Row. |
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Vancouver, George, 1757-1798 Baker, Lieut. Joseph; Warner, J. |
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Vancouver, George, 1757-1798 |
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A Chart of the Sandwich Islands as Surveyed during the Visits of His Majesty's Sloop Discovery and Armed Tender Chatham Commanded by George Vancouver Esq. in the Years 1792, 1793 & 1794, and prepared under his immediate inspection by Lieut. Joseph Baker. Engraved by J. Warner. 15. (with) Part of the Gallapagos Isles (and) the Island of Cocoas. London: Published May 1st, 1798, by J. Edwards Pall Mall & G. Robinson Paternoster Row. |
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A Chart of the Sandwich Islands as Surveyed during the Visits of His Majesty's Sloop Discovery and Armed Tender Chatham Commanded by George Vancouver Esq. in the Years 1792, 1793 & 1794, and prepared under his immediate inspection by Lieut. Joseph Baker. Engraved by J. Warner. 15. (with) Part of the Gallapagos Isles (and) the Island of Cocoas. London: Published May 1st, 1798, by J. Edwards Pall Mall & G. Robinson Paternoster Row. |
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A Chart of the Sandwich Islands as Surveyed during the Visits of His Majesty's Sloop Discovery and Armed Tender Chatham Commanded by George Vancouver Esq. in the Years 1792, 1793 & 1794, and prepared under his immediate inspection by Lieut. Joseph Baker. Engraved by J. Warner. 15. (with) Part of the Gallapagos Isles (and) the Island of Cocoas. London: Published May 1st, 1798, by J. Edwards Pall Mall & G. Robinson Paternoster Row. |
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A Chart of the Sandwich Islands as Surveyed during the Visits of His Majesty's Sloop Discovery and Armed Tender Chatham Commanded by George Vancouver Esq. in the Years 1792, 1793 & 1794, and prepared under his immediate inspection by Lieut. Joseph Baker. Engraved by J. Warner. 15. (with) Part of the Gallapagos Isles (and) the Island of Cocoas. London: Published May 1st, 1798, by J. Edwards Pall Mall & G. Robinson Paternoster Row. |
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A Chart of the Sandwich Islands as Surveyed during the Visits of His Majesty's Sloop Discovery and Armed Tender Chatham Commanded by George Vancouver Esq. in the Years 1792, 1793 & 1794, and prepared under his immediate inspection by Lieut. Joseph Baker. Engraved by J. Warner. 15. (with) Part of the Gallapagos Isles (and) the Island of Cocoas. London: Published May 1st, 1798, by J. Edwards Pall Mall & G. Robinson Paternoster Row. |
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chart of the sandwich islands as surveyed during the visits of his majesty's sloop discovery and armed tender chatham commanded by george vancouver esq. in the years 1792, 1793 & 1794, and prepared under his immediate inspection by lieut. joseph baker. engraved by j. warner. 15. (with) part of the gallapagos isles (and) the island of cocoas. london: published may 1st, 1798, by j. edwards pall mall & g. robinson paternoster row. |
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Galapagos Islands Hawaii |
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Sandwich Islands Galapagos Pacific New Zealand |
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Sandwich Islands Galapagos Pacific New Zealand |
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North Atlantic |
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North Atlantic |
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