"Nuove scoperte Mare del Sud" Cook's voyages Pacific exploration. ZATTA 1779 map

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Nuove scoperte fatte nel 1765, 76 e 69 nel Mare del Sud. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Antonio Zatta; G Zuliani (inc); G Pasquali (scr). Provenance: "Atlante Novissimo, illustrato ed accresciuto sulle osservazioni, e scoperte fatte dai piu' celebri e piu' recenti geografi", in Venezia MDCCLXXXII, presso Antonio Zatta con privilegio dell' Eccellmo Senato. Type: Antique 18th century Italian copperplate map with original hand colour. A map reflecting the recent discoveries made in the Southern Pacific Ocean between 1765 and 1769. The routes of Cook, Cartaret, Wallis, Byron and Mouats are shown through Polynesia, Melanesia and around New Zealand, New Guinea and the east coast of Australia

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Size: 5176px × 4003px
Location: Australasia
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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