Cook-Bligh Chart of the Sandwich Islands 1784

Cook-Bligh Chart of the Sandwich Islands 1784

         This superb reproduction of the original antique copperplate engraved “Cook-Bligh Chart of the Sandwich Islands” was published by Strahan & Cadell, London in the official admiralty edition of A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean… for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere in 1784. This historical first charting of the Sandwich Islands was performed by Captain James Cook, R.N., and assisted by young William Bligh (later of H.M.S. Bounty fame). This seminal chart of the newly discovered Hawaiian Archipelago was the basis for all later charts. The inset is of Kealakekua Bay, where Captain James Cook met his untimely death on February 14, 1779. Included are the tracks of the Resolution and the Discovery following Captain James Cook’s discover of the Hawaiian Islands in January 1778.

         Of additional interest is the fact that upon the return of the Resolution and the Discovery to England, Bligh was charged with negligence which contributed to the death of Captain James Cook. He was ultimately exonerated, however, in the interim, many of the maps and charts which he created were unattributed. Original charts and coastal profiles from Cook’s Third Voyage of Discovery (1776-1780) are distinguished by both their high degree of accuracy and their historic importance.

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Cook-Bligh Chart of the Sandwich Islands 1784

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