1628 Gerard Mercator Antique Map Lotharingia Region - Netherlands Germany France Denmark Cook opened the sealed orders

Cook opened the sealed orders which were additional instructions from the Admiralty for the second part of his voyage: to search the south Pacific for signs of the postulated rich southern continent of Terra Australis

Paper size: - 14in x 10in (355mm x 255mm)

A monumental dictionary of trade and commerce

Ref:  33077

The agencys men and women (women professionals were hired as early as 1845) led scientific and engineering activities through the decades

1628 Gerard Mercator Antique Map Lotharingia Region - Netherlands Germany France Denmark Cook opened the sealed ordersTitle : Lotharingia Ducatus Per Geradum Mercatorem Cum Privilegio Size: 21in x 17in (530mm x 430mm) Condition: (A) Very Good Condition Date : 1628 Ref #: 26141 Description: This original copper plate engraved antique map of the historical region of Lotharingia region of present day Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, North Rhine Westphalia (Germany), Rhineland Palatinate (Germany), Saarland (Germany), and Lorraine (France) by Gerard Mercator was