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| Keywords: 1785 Cook - Bligh Map of Hawaii - Geographicus - Hawaii-cook-1785.jpg Offered here is an extraordinary and important map of the Hawaiian Islands Sandwich Islands printed by G Nicol and T Cadell for the 1785 edition of Captain James Cook and James King ™s A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean ¦in the Years 1776 1777 1778 1779 and 1780 Some claim this map was drawn by William Bligh of Mutiny on the Bounty fame while he was stationed as midshipman on Cook ™s fateful third voyage to the South Pacific Others claim that this map was drawn by Henry Roberts “ the Hydrographer of Cook ™s third expedition The text of the Third Voyage credits Roberts however the British Hydrographical Office copy of the Official Account includes Bligh's journal where he claims to have drawn the maps In the lower left there is a large inset of Karakakooa Bay and the villages there It was here that Cook was killed by angry Hawaiians This map represents a seminal moment in Hawaii cartography and is the basis upon which all subsequent maps of Hawaii were drawn 1785 Size in 18 5 11 object history credit line accession number Hawaii-cook-1785 Geographicus-source PD-Art-100 1785 maps Old maps of Hawaii James Cook maps relating to Kealakekua Bay Maps of voyages William Bligh | ||||
