Catalogue description 1 item (enclosed in a letter dated 20 October 1778 from Captain James Cook to the...

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Details of MPI 1/83
Reference: MPI 1/83
Description:

1 item (enclosed in a letter dated 20 October 1778 from Captain James Cook to the Secretary of the Admiralty) extracted from ADM 1/1612. North America. Chart of part of the north west coast as explored by Captain Cook in 1778, showing the ship's track from about 44°N to the shores of the Bering Sea, with soundings, dates and notes on the coastline. Longitude is measured east from Greenwich. Scale: 1 inch to 140 miles.

Date: 1778
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Dimensions: 30 cm x 45.5 cm
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Publication note:

Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 75

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