A General Chart Showing Captain James Cook's Discoveries and Ship's Tracks During His Three Voyages

Object detail

Accession number

MAP-2018-2

Maker

Hooker and Co Ltd, Auckland

Description

Colour chart showing the voyagers of Captain James Cook to New Zealand produced for the bicentenary of his arrival. Map is styilised with 'Western Hemisphere' and 'Eastern Hemisphere' and illustrations of Cook, a Māori man and a kangaroo. At bottom of chart is information on Cook's voyages.

Signature/Marks and Type

Capt Cook World Map Hand-written

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

1 chart : colour ; 74 x 87.5 cm

Credit line

Hooker and Co Ltd, Auckland. 1969. A General Chart Showing Captain James Cook's Discoveries and Ship's Tracks During His Three Voyages, MAP-2018-2. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Chart Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Graphic Documents

Production place

Auckland New Zealand

Subject: all levels

Cook, James, Captain, 1728-1779 Nautical charts Maps Explorers New Zealand Biography Maori (New Zealand people) History New Zealand 18th Century To 1840 Pictorial works Miscellanea Anecdotes

Collection type

Maps and Plans Walsh Memorial Library

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