One of Captain James Cook’s sequence of surveys of the vast coastline of Newfoundland. Britain’s libraries and institutions are being called on to save from export a unique collection of 18th and 19th century charts that document Britain’s rise to become the world’s leading maritime power The extraordinary collection, which includes the first chart drawn by Captain James Cook, has been barred from export to allow …Continue reading » The post Call to save historic £6 million chart ...
