VIII-New Zealand-Cook’s Strait [After COOK, 1795]

€375.00

No. VIII. Kaart van Cooks Straat in Nieuw Zeeland. – (Map / Chart of Cooks Strait in New Zealand.) It seperates the north and south island of New Zealand. Present day Wellington, Marlborough Sounds, and Cloudy Bay are located in this part of the country.

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No. VIII. Kaart van Cooks Straat in Nieuw Zeeland.

Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: M Vorster.
Sheet size: 32,5 x 32,5 cm. Image size: 26,8 x 27 cm.

From a Dutch ed. of Captain Cook’s voyages: ‘Reize rondom de Waereld door James Cook […].’, 4to ed. published by Honcoop, Allart and van Cleef in Leyden, Amsterdam and The Hague, from 1795.

Anonymous.

Condition: Very good, given age. Original folds from binding. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: VIII-NEW ZEALAND-COOK’S STRAIT

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