1645 Blaeu Old Antique Map Lindisfarne Holy Islands England - Lindisfarne California the Admiralty engaged Cook to

the Admiralty engaged Cook to command a scientific voyage to the Pacific Ocean

was published in the French Section of Sebastian Munsters 1598 edition of Cosmographia

it was primarily a plantation economy dependent on African slaves and

while a simultaneous voyage travelled the opposite route

1645 Blaeu Old Antique Map Lindisfarne Holy Islands England - Lindisfarne California the Admiralty engaged Cook toTitle : Insula Sacra Vulgo Holy Isand et Farne Ref #: 51010 Size: 23 1 2in x 19in (600mm x 485mm) Date : 1645 Condition: (A) Very Good Condition Description: This beautifully hand coloured original antique map of the Holy & Farne Islands off the east coast of Northumberland, England was published in the 1645 edition of Joan Blaeus Atlas Novus. Blaeu's reference for the topographical data for this map derive from John Speeds maps of Great Britain from