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Creator: Bowen, Thomas, d. 1790.
Title: A new & accurate chart of the discoveries made by the late Capt. Js. Cook and other distinguished, modern navigators made between the latitudes of 80 degs. north and 50 degs. south and extending to 260 degs. east long. from the meridian of Greenwich [cartographic material] exhibiting Botany Bay, with the whole coast of New South Wales in New Holland, also New Zealand, Norfolk and the various other islands situated in the Great Pacific Ocean, & the Northern & Southern Hemispheres / Bowen, sculpt.
Scale: Scale [1:54,000,000]
Publisher: [London] : Bankes, Published by the Kings Royal License, [1780]
Date: 1780
Material Type: Map
Physical Description: 1 map ; 45.3 x 33.9 cm.
Notes: At head of map: "Engraved for Bankes's New System of Geography, Published by the King's Royal License."; From: A new royal authentic and complete system of universal geography ... Vol.1, no.1. / Bankes, T., Blake, E.W., and Cook, A.

Map of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding countries between 80N
and 50S
. Eastern coastline of Australian Bight, and NW coastline of N. America assumed. Tasmania ; joined to Australia, New Guinea shown as 2 islands.

Phillips 665.

Tooley 136.

Rex Nan Kivell Collection Map NK 1584.

Library's copy of Bankes's New system of geography held at NK 598.
Subjects: Cook, James, 1728-1779 -- Travels -- Maps.
Australia -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Pacific Ocean -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Australia -- 1780 -- Maps.
Pacific Ocean -- 1780 -- Maps.
Call Number: MAP NK 1584
Amicus Number: 7876903
To cite this item use: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-nk1584