Jolly calls this "a neatly executed map showing the state of discovery with little fanciful speculation." The west coast of North American is labeled New Albion and a note near an ill-defined landmass in the Pacific reads "Land discovered in 1741, see Gent. Mag. Vol. 24." The entire eastern coast of Australia is indicated as unknown by a dotted line and Van Diemens Land is still connected to the mainland. Only the western coast of New Zealand is shown. Cape Circumcision floats alone in the south Atlantic well below the Cape of Good Hope.

See also lot 779 for David Jolly's [2 Volumes] Maps in British Periodicals...Mostly Before 1800 that lists this map.

References: Jolly #GENT-94.

Condition: A

A crisp impression, issued folding, now flat, on paper with a Pro Patria watermark, faint toning, and a few small wormholes that have been infilled with archival materials.