Jun 02, 2011 - Sale 2249

Sale 2249 - Lot 60

Price Realized: $ 1,800
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
HARRISON, JOHN. A New Chart of the Sandwich Islands, including Owhyhee where Captn. Cooke was killed. Engraved folding map, 210x330 mm, wide margins; hand-colored in outline; matted and framed. [London], 01 July 1784

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Harrison's version is taken from the Roberts version which appeared a month earlier in June 1784 in the offical account of Cook's third voyage. While the map is substantially the same, Harrison has removed the vignette of Kealekekua Bay and replaced it with the cartouche which includes the mention of Cook's death. Harrison was certainly trying to capitalize on Cook's demise, which partially explains the appearance of this map so soon after the official issue.