Captain Cook's World Map Puzzle

'A New Map of the World, exhibiting the tracks of Captain Cook…
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'A New Map of the World, exhibiting the tracks of Captain Cook and all the modern discoveries' A dissected puzzle made in England circa 1790, missing three pieces. A wooden boxed set depicting a map of the world charting Cook's three voyages and the relevant dates, produced not long after his death in Hawaii (1779). The pieces are printed on paper on wood carved with a fret or marquetry saw.

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  • Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.

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