1778 Matthaus Lotter Large Oval World Map showing Capt Cooks 1st Voyage - Rare 1st edition New York Son of a wealthy Virginian

Son of a wealthy Virginian family in Lancaster County

Raleigh and his associates immediately associated Manoa and Lake Parima with the golden kingdom of El Dorado

pre-dating the discovery of gold

Marlborough selected the town of Donauwörth

Although De Jode's rare and famous map 'Novae Guineae Forma & Situs'

1778 Matthaus Lotter Large Oval World Map showing Capt Cooks 1st Voyage - Rare 1st edition New York Son of a wealthy VirginianTitle : Mappe Monde ou carte generale de l`Univers sur une projection nouvelle d`une sphere ovale pour mieux entendre les distances entre l`Europe et Amerique avec le tour du monde du Lieut Cook et Tous Les Decouvertes Nouvelles MDCCLXXVIII Date : 1778 (1st edition) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Ref: 35629 Size: 39in x 21in (990mm x 535mm) Description: This very large, impressive original copper plate engraved antique World Map, on an Ortelius Oval