Cook's Third Voyage Chart (Pacific Segment)

Cook's Third Voyage Chart (Pacific Segment) 1

Material/Specs: Hand-drawn ink on laid paper.

Context & Provenance

When It Was Found (Creation Context)

Part of a set of working documents recovered from the private library of a retired Royal Navy cartographer in 1948.

Country & Location of Origin

Drawn at sea, aboard HMS Resolution

Real History & Interpretation

Drawn by Cook's navigators, this chart documents the accurate mapping of previously unknown island chains. It shows the immense precision achieved using astronomical observation despite the technological limitations of the time, fundamentally reshaping European geography.

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