The Charts and Coastal Views of Captain Cook’s Voyages. Vol. One. The Voyage of the Endeavour, 1768-1771

1988

Central G420 C65 CF86

London: The Hakluyt Society in association with the Australian Academy of the Humanities

This work, edited by Andrew David, contains a synopsis of the voyage of the Endeavour, descriptions of surveying methods, and biographical details of the surveyors, draughtsmen, and artists on board. Importantly, it contains the 320 charts and coastal views produced on board the ship. This image features the profiles of the ‘Watering Place’ in Queen Charlottes Sound. Esmond de Beer generously funded the production of this first volume.