Polar & expedition maps

Chart of the Discoveries made in the South Atlantic Ocean in His Majesty's Ship Resolution, under the Command of Captain Cook

A South Atlantic chart combining the Resolution voyage track with island outlines, including South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands.

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Chart of the Discoveries made in the South Atlantic Ocean in His Majesty's Ship Resolution, under the Command of Captain Cook

A South Atlantic chart combining the Resolution voyage track with island outlines, including South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands.

John Russell; digitized by University of Texas at Arlington Libraries

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UTA permits non-commercial personal or educational use. This educational catalog retains attribution; other reuse may require contacting UTA Special Collections. No blanket rights clearance is asserted.

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Object and edition

Holding institution
University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
Artifact date
1777
Creators
John Russell
UTA identifier
20186247

What this establishes

The map is a printed account of voyage geography. A ship track and a coastline on a period chart have different evidential meanings; neither establishes that all intervening waters were surveyed.

Review scope

Institutional metadata and preview image checked on November 3, 2026. The source provides the full reproduction; individual annotations and all historical interpretations have not been independently authenticated.

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