Charting the Land on the Ocean: Pacific Exploration, 1520-1876

 Maris Pacifici by Abraham Ortelius in his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (1589)

The University of Otago in New Zealand hosts an exceptional and informative online exhibit titled: Charting the Land on the Ocean: Pacific Exploration, 1520-1876.  The exhibit showcases an array pieces, including maps, paintings, artifacts, and books, related to expeditions from the era of Magellan through the United States Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842 and beyond.  Included are artifacts relating to Captain Cook, Dumont D'Urville, Alejandro Malaspina, Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, and others.

It is well worth taking a look!

• Charting the Land on the Ocean: Pacific Exploration, 1520-1876