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Date: 1769 - 1770

By: Cook, James, 1728-1779

Reference: MapColl-830atc/1770/Acc.1368

Description: 1770 map of Lieut. James Cook (Commander) on His Majesty's Bark the Endeavour. Map shows the North Island, Cook's Strait, the Endeavour's trek around the North Island. Identifies certain areas such as North Cape, Bay of Islands, Cape Colville, Bay of Plenty, East Cape, Hawke Bay, Cape Kidnappers, Cape Turnagain, Castle Point, Cape Pallisser, and Cape Terrawhitte. Also shows the top of the South Island and Queen Charlotte Sound, Cape Farewell, Cloudy Bay. Other Titles - Zealand Other Titles - North Island Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photograph, scale indeterminable, 31 x 24 cm

Date: 1769 - 1770

By: Cook, James, 1728-1779

Reference: MapColl-830atc/1770/Acc.1369

Description: 1770 map of Lieut. James Cook (Commander) on His Majesty's Bark the Endeavour. Map shows the South Island, Cook's Strait, the Endeavour's trek around the South Island. Identifies certain areas such as Cape Farewell, Blind Bay, Admirality Bay, Queen Charlotte Sound, Cloudy Bay, Snowey Mountains, Banks Island (Peninsular) Cape Saunders, South Cape, The Southern Alps and Doubtful Harbour. Other Titles - Zealand Other Titles - South Island Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photograph, scale indeterminable, 31 x 24 cm

Date: 1769 - 1770

By: Cook, James, 1728-1779; Pickersgill, Richard, 1749-1779

Reference: MapColl-830aj/1770/Acc.8212

Description: 1770 map of New Zealand, drawn by Master's mate Richard Pickersgill while on the Endeavour, captained by Lieut. James Cook. Map shows the North and South (Middle) Island, Cook's Strait, Identifies certain areas although the map is a photography of a copy of a copy and very hard to read. Can recognise Cape Campbell, Palliser and Cape Terra-wette. See Spencer, J.R.S. Archifacts, 1985/1, p. 8, item 34. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photograph, linen backed, scale indeterminable, 48.5 x 61 cm

Date: 1769 - 1770

Reference: MapColl-830atc/1770/Acc.5078

Description: French version of the New Zealand map by James Cook (contemporary original etching) showing the route of the Endeavour around the islands. Shows some of the named areas from Cook's map. Shows Detroit de Cook, Baye den Islen, Bay de Tologa and Kidnappers. Shows Tavai in the South Island and the Southern Alps (Les Alpers du Sud). Has 'Provenant de Ternay' in bottom left hand corner Other Titles - New Zealand Other Titles - showing the route of the Endeavour Inscriptions: Stamped Bib Nat. - Biblioteque Nationale de France [Paris]; Stamped Dept. des Cart. pl. ... de la Marine Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photograph of etching, scale indeterminable, 43 x 35 cm. Provenance: Donated by New Zealand Embassy, Paris, via External Affairs, July 10 1961.

Date: 1938 - 1642 - 1769 - 1952 - 1643 - 1770

From: New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Centennial Publications Branch :Maps from Historical Atlas

Reference: MapColl-CHA-1/1/4-Acc.35912

Description: Shows Tasman's routes of 1642-1643, Cook's route of 1769-1770 and highlights of later discoveries. Extended Title - Illustrating Tasman's Traverse of 1642-1643; Cook's circumnavigation of 1769-1770, and highlights of local discovery thereafter. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Coloured drawing on greaseproof paper. Scale. [ca 1: 2 300 000]. 82 x 56 cm. Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1769 - 1770

Reference: MapColl-830atc/1769-1770/Acc.19338

Description: Italian version of the New Zealand map of Captain Cook (contemporary original etching). The following statement was typed underneath the map: Particular interest was waked for N.Z. in the end of 18th century in the grand Duchy of Toscany because a Cook vessel landed for some days in the Leghorn harbour. (With the compliments of A.G. Segre). Other Titles - Map of New Zealand 1785 Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photocopy of etching, scale indeterminable, 28 x 22 cm.

Date: 1769 - 1778

By: Cook, James, 1728-1779; Zatta, Antonio, active 1757-1797

Reference: MapColl-f100a/1779-85/Acc.187-16

Description: Chart of New Zealand based on Captain James Cook's chart, showing track of the Endeavour around New Zealand in 1769 to 1770. South Island named T'Avai Poenammoo; North Island named Eahei No Mauwe. Perpetuates the errors of Banks Peninsula shown as an island and Stewart Island shown as a peninsula. Held by ATL at: MapColl -f100a/1779-[85]/Acc.187 Other Titles - From: Zatta, Antonio, fl. 1757-1797. Atlante novissimo ... 1st ed. (Venezia: Presso Antonio Zatta ... 1779-[85]). Tomo I. Plate XVI. Extended Title - Venezia, 1778 Quantity: 1 map(s) in atlas.. Physical Description: Engraving, hand-coloured. 44 x 34 cm.

Date: 1770 - 1773

By: Cook, James, 1728-1779; Ryland, John - 1753-1825; Hawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773; Smith, Isaac, 1752-1831

Reference: MapColl-833aj/1773/Acc.422

Description: Shows Cook's Strait [ie Cook Strait] and surrounding areas of C. Teerawitte [ie Cape Terawhiti] and Queen Charlottes Sound [ie Queen Charlotte Sound]. Based on manuscript chart "A chart of Cooks Straights in New Zeland [sic]", surveyed and drawn in 1770 by Captain Cook, assisted by Isaac Smith (now held British Library). Engraved by John Ryland for publication in John Hawkesworth's account of Captain Cook's first voyage. See also "An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty, for making discoveries in the southern hemisphere, and successively performed by ... Captain Cook ... the Endeavour ..." by John Hawkesworth. (London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell ..., 1773). Held Special Printed Collections, R910.4 COOK 1773 HAWK Acco. Extended Title - London, 1773 Quantity: 1 chart(s). Physical Description: Engraving, linen-backed. 27 x 26 cm.

Date: 1769

By: Pickersgill, Richard, 1749-1779; Cook, James, 1728-1779

Reference: MapColl-832.1aj/[1769]/Acc.12471

Description: A chart of the coast of the North Island, New Zealand between Bay of Plenty ans Tolaga Bay. The map shows soundings along coastline and has information about population, land use and contact with Maori. Other Titles - South Continent discovered Majesty's A hand written note under the title says "This chart was taken before this country was found to be an Island". Table showing the longitude of several places settled and magnetic variation for various places are also inscribed. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Photograph, 69 x 97 cm.

Date: 1958 - 1968

From: New Zealand Geographic Board: Selection of maps of New Zealand

By: New Zealand. Hydrographic Office; R E Owen (Firm); Ritchie, George Stephen, 1914-2012

Reference: MapColl-NZGB-1/7/74/Acc.54760

Description: Hydrographic chart NZ 56. New Zealand - North Island - Gable End Foreland to Cape Kidnappers - Surveyed by Captain C C Lowry, RN, & Commanders G S Ritchie, DSC, RN, & F W Hunt, MBE, RN - HMNZS 'Lachlan' 1953-57. Published by the Hydrographic Branch, Department of the Navy, Wellington, March 1958, under the superintendence of Commander F W Hunt, MBE, RN. Printed by R E Owen, Government Printer, Wellington, 1968. Gridded edition. Manuscript annotations include compass arcs and arrows in red, blue, green, and brown ink with topographical reference points annotated. Extensive notes and annotations in pencil. Also includes diagram showing "Distance to visible horizon". Letter (typescript with signature in blue ink) from R P Gough, Surveyor-General, to Chief Surveyor, Gisborne, dated 2 July 1969. On the subject of "Sighting of New Zealand - Captain Cook". The letter discusses the question "which was the first piece of land sighted by Captain Cook and his crew when they discovered New Zealand." The letter closes with the statement: "We conclude that Te Rimuomaru was most probably the piece of land first seen by Young Nick from the masthead." Inset shows horizontal views of land between Table Cape and Portland Island, and between Table Cape and Wairoa. Topographical relief shown by contours and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings and isolines. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Printed map on paper, with typescript letter attached at margin and extensive manuscript annotations, natural scale 1:200,000, 70 x 103 cm