1840 SDUK Antique Map of The Pacific Ocean, North America, Japan, Australia, New Zealand Animals Ref: 33077

Ref:  33077

when Britain\'s new economic and strategic considerations led it to voluntarily withdraw from the islands

From the Sandwich Islands Cook sailed north and then north-east to explore the west coast of North America north of the Spanish settlements in Alta California

Cook named the archipelago the \\\"Sandwich Islands\\\" after the fourth Earl of Sandwich—the acting First Lord of the Admiralty

1840 SDUK Antique Map of The Pacific Ocean, North America, Japan, Australia, New Zealand Animals Ref: 33077Title : The Pacific Ocean.. Published by Chapman & Hall May 15th 1840 Size: 16in x 14in (410mm x 355m) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1840 Ref #: 11 0954 1 Description: This hand coloured original steel plate engraved antique map of The Pacific Ocean from North America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand was engraved by J & C Walker, in 1840 the date is engraved at the foot of the map and was published in the Chapman & Hall edition of the Society