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Map showing Cook's voyages

 

This map from 1800 shows the routes taken by Captain James Cook when he visited New Zealand in 1769–70, 1773 and 1777. The main image shows a detail; click on thumbnail to see the full map.

This image Appears In 2 Articles:

  • Murderers Bay, 1642
    Early explorers
  • Barnet Burns
    A history of New Zealand 1769-1914

Keywords

james cook
exploration
maps
european discovery
Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A new map of the world, published by Laurie & Whittle, 1800

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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'Map showing Cook's voyages', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/map-showing-cooks-voyages, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 11-Mar-2014

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