This beautifully hand coloured original antique map of New Guinea, New Ireland, and 5 other small inset maps of various Bays of the Philippines & other Pacific Islands was published in 1780 edition of Atllas des toutes les parties connues du globe terrestre by Rigobert Bonne & Guillaume Raynal.

This detailed map shows parts of the island of Nouvelle Guinea - Papua New Guinea - and Nle. Bretagne - New Britain - which is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago northeast of New Guinea. The map features the sea-tracks of the voyages of explorers including Capt. Carteret's voyage of 1766-1769 aboard the HMS Swallow and the voyage of William Dampier who named New Britain in 1700. Capt. James Cook's route on his first Pacific voyage from New Holland to Batavia via the Endeavour Straits [i.e. Torres Straits] in 1770 is also shown. (Ref Tooley M&B).

General Description:
Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable
Paper color: - White
Age of map color: - Early 
Colors used: - Yellow, green
General color appearance: - Authentic 
Paper size: - 16in x 11in (405mm x 2805mm)
Plate size: - 14 1/2in x 10in (365mm x 255mm)
Margins: - Min 1/2in (12mm)

Imperfections:
Margins: - None
Plate area: - None
Verso: - None

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