Chart of the Sandwich Islands; Sketch of Karakakooa Bay. Captain Cook, Alexander Hogg

YEAR PUBLISHED: 1795

Chart of the Sandwich Islands; Sketch of Karakakooa Bay. Lat. 19°.28' N. Lon., 20°4.0' E. Var. 8°.0' E. 1779

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DESCRIPTION

This is a striking map of Captain James Cook's discovery and visit to the Sandwich Islands (Hawaiian Islands). This is the first map of the Sandwich Islands and shows his journey around and through the archipelago. Island and place names are shown along with hachures showing relief.
There is a very nice and large inset of “Karakakooa Bay” (present-day Kealakekua Bay on the island of Hawai’i) The inset map shows a fair amount of detail of the area where Cook spent some time before being killed by the Sandwich Islanders on February 14, 1779.

This is a later edition published by Alexander Hogg in 1795, as can be identified by the circle around the title, which is unique to the Hogg edition.

FULL TITLE

Chart of the Sandwich Islands; Sketch of Karakakooa Bay. Lat. 19°.28' N. Lon., 20°4.0' E. Var. 8°.0' E. 1779

MAPMAKER/CARTOGRAPHER/AUTHOR

Lieutenant Henry Roberts, Engraved by T. Conder

PUBLISHER

London: Published by Alex'r Hogg at the King's Arms No. 16 Paternoster Row.

PUBLICATION

A New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World Undertaken and Performed by Royal Authority, Containing a New, Authentic, Entertaining, Instructive, Full, and Complete Historical Account of Captain Cook's First, Second, Third and Last Voyages, Undertaken by Order of his Present Majesty for making New Discoveries in Geography, Navigation, Astronomy, &c.

DIMENSIONS (Inches)

15 X 10

CONDITION

Fine, professionally cleaned, de-adicified,flattened and backed with Japanese tissue, minor missing area in bottom left corner, infilled.