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W. Witchurch, Chart of the Southern Hemisphere, 1777,
Estimate:
AU$800 - AU$1,200
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Live Auction
Roxbury's Auction No. 133 - Signature Sale 17th - 20th July 2024
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Rare engraved hydrographic chart of the Southern Hemisphere according to the latest Discoveries with the tracks of the Resolution Cap.n Cook and the Adventure Cap.n Furneaux, 54.5 x 57cm (image), 67 x 69.5cm (frame) by George Forster undertaken during Cook's second voyage of exploration from 1772-75. Engraved by W. Whitchurch, Royal Exchange London for inclusion in Forster's A Voyage Round the World, published by W. Strahan & T. Cadell, London on February 1st 1777. An example of this chart from the R.V. Tooley map collection is held by The National Library of Australia, (MAP NK 2456/15). Some wear along as published folds but otherwise free of marks, professionally framed in excellent condition. Available for local pickup, alternatively, courier to be arranged and paid for by bidder.
*From the Frank Coulter collection.