[World Map]. FADEN, William

New World, or Western Hemisphere [and] Old World, or Eastern Hemisphere

London, William Faden, 1786 ('3rd Edition').

An engraved map with original hand-colouring (printed from two plates, combined printed surface approximately 365 × 718 mm, sheet size 395 × 761 mm).

Vertical centrefold crease, as issued; remnants of an old guard on the verso; faint offsetting and a couple of trifling marks; right-hand sheet slightly creased; verso tanned; left- and right-hand margins with a few short closed tears and tapestains (well clear of the plate mark and easily matted out); in excellent condition.

A scarce double hemisphere map of the world, likely from Faden's 'General Atlas of the World', showing the tracks of Cook's three voyages of exploration, and a fictitious southern coastline of Australia (labelled 'New Holland | Terra Australis'). The two plates are dated '28th October 1786' and 'Decr. 1st 1786' respectively; the imprint was later updated to 1790, so this example, printed on sturdy wove paper, is probably a relatively early impression.

Item #143931

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