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London: G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1784. First Edition. Framed under glass. Very Good+. Engraved by W. Palmer. Framed chart. Area of exposed chart, shown within mat, measures 37.5" x 24". Provenance: Sold by a Hawaiian print seller, 1980s, with their stamp on frame verso. Framed in an sophisticated wood frame with walnut inlay, matted on archival stock and off-white linen border behind UV-ray protection plexiglass. Condition: Folds extant from original position in the folio atlas of Cook's Third Voyage. Two pinholes, one below the southern tip of Africa; one below the southwest tip of Australia, or New Holland. A small tear, one-eighth inch, in the Gobi desert. See the last three photos for details of the three holes. Frame has slight abrasion to exterior side lower right molding -- please see second photo. For the third and fourth photos, please excuse elements of glare. They are not defects in the chart. An uncommon chart in attractive condition and well-framed. When published, the chart revealed the… Read More