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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