A MAP of the SOUTH POLE, with the Track of his Majesty's Sloop Resolution in Search of a SOUTHERN CONTINENT

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Title: MAP of the SOUTH POLE, with the Track of his Majesty's Sloop Resolution in Search of a SOUTHERN CONTINENT
Author, etc.: Thomas Bowen
Description: Chart tracing Cook's search for the great southern continent, circling but not reaching Antarctica, with the southern portion of South American, the Cape of Good Hope, and New Zealand shown. Polar stereographic map showing Cook's progress on board the Resolution through the southern hemisphere. Along the vessel track are descriptions of discoveries along the way, including his calculated antipode of London to the SE of New Zealand. This volume includes the Declaration of Independence, published in August 1776.
General Notes: Scale and extentent derived via georeferencing.
Publisher: Sylvanus Urban
Place of Publication: London
Date: 1776
Language: English
Extent: 1 map ; 20 x 21 cm
Type of Material: maps
Continent: Antarctica
Oceania
South America
Country: New Zealand
Chili
Argentina
Region: Patagonia
Coordinates: -180; 180; -90; 33.681
Scale: 1:55,000,000
Projection: Polar Stereographic
Collection: W. K. Morrison Special Collection
Inventory #: WKM-J-195
Location: Bookcase
Related Title: Gentleman's Magazine
Related Title cont'd: v.46, October 1776, opposite pg. 16
Place of Publication: London
Publisher: Edw. Cave
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