New Zealand coast Mercury Bay Tolaga Capt. Cook 1797 large old engraved

De Rivier de Theems en Mercurius Baai in Nieuw Zeeland Eiland Baai in Nieuw Zeeland. Baai Tolaga in Nieuw Zeeland. (New Zealand- Pacific Ocean islands- Charts of the River Thames and Mercury Bay, Bay of Islands, Tolaga Bay in New Zealand) Issued c.1797, Leiden by Honkoop, et. al. for a scarce Dutch version of Capt. Cook. Fine 18th century antique engraved map. Paper and image remains clean and well preserved with a fine patina and visual appeal. Original fold lines as issued for a small 8vo edition of Capt. Cook's voyages. Sheet measures c. 12"H x 18"W. Printed area measures c. 10 3/4"H x 16 3/4"W. Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers , vol. 2. Beddie, Bibliography of Capt. Cook, p.159 (English version, London 1773). [R16136]