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Paskaerte zynde t'oosterdeel van Oost Indien
by Pieter Goos

Oost Indien by Pieter Goos

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Pieter Goos (1615–1675)
Paskaerte zynde t'oosterdeel van Oost Indien: met alle de eylanden deer ontrendt geleegen van C. Comorin tot aen Iapan
Chart of the East Indies, south-east Asia, China, Japan and north west Australia.
hand-coloured engraving; 54.0 x 43.0 cm
Amsterdam: Pieter Goos, 1666
State Library of Western Australia

This most embellished map of the East Indies, by Pieter Goos, is probably datable to 1658, with this version being printed in 1666. It is the first newly engraved map to name all the Dutch discoveries in Australia including Tasman's 1644 voyage to the north. Like other maps that began to appear at this time, a coastline is shown at Torres Strait.