| Creator: |
Thevenot, M. (Melchisedech), 1620?-1692. |
| Title: |
Hollandia Nova detecta 1644 ; Terre Australe decouuerte l'an 1644 [cartographic material] / [M. Thevenot].
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| Scale: |
Scale [ca. 1:13 000 000]
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| Publisher: |
[Paris : De l'imprimerie de Iaqves Langlois, 1663] |
| Date: |
1663 |
| Material Type: |
Map |
| Physical Description: |
1 map : col. ; 50 x 37 cm. |
| Notes: |
Conventional to colour coastline in blue. In this map land mass coloured blue, coastline pink and green.
From: Thevenot's "Relations de divers voyages curieux". Paris, J. Langlois, 1663.
Latitude indicated by vertical scale in centre of map ; a compass rose l.r. section.
3rd state of a map of Australia, incomplete south and E. Coast, part of Tasmanian coastline ; New Zealand and New Guinea incomplete. Error in recording of latitude corrected and rhumb lines are now showing.
Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-nk2785; Also available in the "Australia on the Map website" at: http://www.australiaonthemap.org.au/GFX/pictures/thevmap.jpg; Library's copy of "Relations de divers voyages ..." at NK 5502. Map opposite p. 50.
Library's copy of map has compass rose point decorated by colorist. |
| Subjects: |
Australia -- Maps -- To 1800.
Australia -- 1663.
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| Call Number: | MAP NK 2785 |
| Amicus Number: |
7877072 |
| To cite this item use: |
http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-nk2785 |
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