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First edition of Carey's map of Cook's Discoveries in the Pacific and Hearne's discoveries west of the Hudson, in search of the Arctic Sea.
This is one of the earliest appearances of a Cook map to be published in America.
Excellent conjectural NW Coast of America, predating Vancouver's voyage. Sandwich Islands are shown. Cook's route in each of the years is shown, as is Hearne's trek to the Arctic Sea.