CHART OF COOK’S STRAIT IN NEW ZEALAND, 1773

A very rare first edition copper plate engraving by John Ryland from John Hawkesworth’s "Account of the Voyages undertaken by Order of his Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere" printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell 1773

This is acknowledged as the first and most superior issue of this chart and can be identified by the position of the title within the map area, whereas later issues by other publishers (e.g. Alexander Hogg in 1785) placed the title outside the map area

Cook entered the Strait on February 6th, 1770, and reached Cape Palliser on the 13th; presented in very good condition, (with lower plate impression boundary below the image missing and bottom right small section beyond plate impression missing, likely in removing the map from its original binding), showing fold as published, protected in clear film sleeve - image size 26.7 x 27.3cm (10 1/2 x 10 3/4in)