| Title: |
[Polus Antarcticus] [cartographic material]. |
| Scale: |
Scale [ca.1:36,000,000].
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| Publisher: |
[Amsterdam : De Wit, 1666] |
| Date: |
1666 |
| Material Type: |
Map |
| Physical Description: |
1 map : col. ; 42.3 diam. on sheet 43.1 x 49.1 cm. |
| Notes: |
Corners are filled with native scenes, including animals, birds, boats ; hand-coloured, some detail painted over. Australia labelled 'Nova Hollandia -detect Anno 1644'.
From: Atlas contractus, sive Atlantis majoris compendium ... / Janssonius heirs. 1666.
Hemispherical map centred on the South Pole to the Tropic of Capricorn; includes parts of New Zealand, Tasmania and Australian coastlines, southern parts of South America and South Africa. Relief shown pictorially.
The inscription "Nova Hollandia detect Anno 1644" refers to Tasman's second voyage.
Terra Australis Incognita.
Koeman/van der Krogt, 1:407; Tooley 731, 751.
Rex Nan Kivell Collection Map NK 1556 |
| Subjects: |
Antarctica -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Australia -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Antarctica -- 1680
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| Call Number: | MAP NK 1556 |
| Amicus Number: |
7724923 |
| To cite this item use: |
http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-nk2456-13 |
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