Australia: Entree De La Riviere Endeavour Dans La Nouvelle Galles Meridionale Lat 15d 26’ Sud & Baye De Botanique Dans La Nouvelles Galles Meridionale Late 34d. 00’ Sud

Date: 1774. Original copper engraving. Sheet size: 36.8cm x 23.6cm. Uncoloured, as issued. Two maps based on the explorations of Cook on his first voyage. The first map charts the entrance to the Endeavour river in Queensland where Cook was stranded for seven weeks following damage to his ship on the Great Barrier Reef. The second map is a detailed chart of Botany Bay, named after the large and diverse quantities of botanical specimens collected. Cook was the first European to visit the bay. Blank to the reverse. Central fold line. Has one minor rust spot to the lower edge of the first map. Minor age toning and creasing which is mainly confined to the margins. A very good, bright, clean copy. Scarce.