Cook, James "A Chart of the Southern Extremity of America 1775"

James Cook. "A Chart of the Southern Extremity of America 1775". From Voyage Towards the Pole and Around the World.

London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1777. 17 x 19 7/8. Engraving. With folds as issued. Excellent condition. 

A map of the tip of South America showing the track of Cook's voyage around Tierra del Fuego. This map is from the first edition of Cook's second voyage on which he was told to sail as far south as possible to search for a southern continent.