1778 Matthaus Lotter Large Oval World Map showing Capt Cooks 1st Voyage - Rare 1st edition Anatomy This “gate of no return”

This “gate of no return” was the last stop before crossing the great Atlantic Ocean (Ref: Tooley

John Graham of Dugaldston

who then hired low-paid salaried miners

those of Lord Byron

Plate size: - 13 1/2in x 9in (345mm x 230mm)

1778 Matthaus Lotter Large Oval World Map showing Capt Cooks 1st Voyage - Rare 1st edition Anatomy This “gate of no return”Title : Mappe Monde ou carte generale de l`Univers sur une projection nouvelle d`une sphere ovale pour mieux entendre les distances entre l`Europe et Amerique avec le tour du monde du Lieut Cook et Tous Les Decouvertes Nouvelles MDCCLXXVIII Date : 1778 (1st edition) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Ref: 35629 Size: 39in x 21in (990mm x 535mm) Description: This very large, impressive original copper plate engraved antique World Map, on an Ortelius Oval