1719 Chatelain Large Antique Map of Barbary Coast, North Africa Morocco to Libya Farming John Hawkesworth 1715 – 1773

John Hawkesworth 1715 – 1773 English writer and book editor

He was able to pass on useful information to James Cook who was due to depart shortly for the Pacific

His illustrations proved to be highly influential

some of which are still preserved

who sailed with explorer James Cook

1719 Chatelain Large Antique Map of Barbary Coast, North Africa Morocco to Libya Farming John Hawkesworth 1715 – 1773Title : Description Du Nil. Des Sources de son Cours Depuis Les Catactes. Size: 20in x 17 1 2in (510mm x 440mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1719 Ref #: 50651 Description: This large original copper plate engraved antique print of views of the Pyramids, ruins and the Nile River, speculating on the source (not known until the mid 19th century) was published by Henri Abraham Chatelain in 1719, in his famous Atlas Historique. General