Orbis terrarum nova et accuratissima tabula / [cartographic material] /

World map showing Tasman's 1642-1643 and 1644 discoveries in Australia and New Zealand. Australia appears as Hollandia Nova. Relief shown pictorially.; Two hemispheres surrounded by mythological figures, with polus articus at top center and polus antarcticus at bottom center.; First appeared in...

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Main Author: Visscher, Nicolaes, 1618-1679.
Other Authors: Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664. Novus Atlas., Berchem, Nicolaas Pietersz, 1620-1683., Visscher, Jan de, 1633-ca. 1692.
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: [Amsterdam : J. Jansson, 1658] 1658
Subjects:
Voyages around the world > Maps > Early works to 1800
World maps > Early works to 1800
Maps > World > 1658. > lctgm
New Zealand
Antarc*
antarcticus
Online Access:http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm4641
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Summary:World map showing Tasman's 1642-1643 and 1644 discoveries in Australia and New Zealand. Australia appears as Hollandia Nova. Relief shown pictorially.; Two hemispheres surrounded by mythological figures, with polus articus at top center and polus antarcticus at bottom center.; First appeared in Jan Jansson's 1658 ''Novus Atlas''.; Decorations by N. P. Berchem.; "J. de Vissscher sculpsit".; Shirley, R.W. Mapping of the world, 406; Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm4641; Exhibited: "Mapping our World : Terra incognita to Australia", National Library of Australia, Canberra, 7 November 2013 to 10 March 2014. ANL.

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