RIVER THAMES AND MERCURY BAY IN NEW ZEALAND, 1773

A very rare original copper-plate engraving from John Hawksworth’s 1773 account of Cook’s first voyage of discovery showing the route taken by the Endeavour in 1769, and printed for W. Strahan & T. Cadell in The Strand, London, 1773; presented in good condition, showing fold lines and missing small section of periphery outside of plate impression where map originally attached to book volume, in protective clear film - image size 27.3 x 42.5cm (10 3/4 x 16 3/4in)