Chart of the West Coast of Newfoundland, 1768

Mid section of James Cook’s Chart of the West Coast of Newfoundland (including Geopark region), surveyed in 1767 and published in 1768 as Cook departed on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean, having been selected by the British Admiralty and Royal Society based on his five years (1763-67) surveying and mapping the coasts of Newfoundland after the Seven Years War.

To view Cook’s full Chart of the West Coast of Newfoundland, go jamescook250.org