Southern Hemisphere c 1740 - 1745

• Main Author: de Lisle, G
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: UTAS Special & Rare Collections, The Royal Society of Tasmania 1740
• Subjects: 440200 Religion and Religious Traditions; 430100 Historical Studies; RS Map; Tasmania; Royal Society of Tasmania; science; natural science; social history; Australia; indexes; University of Tasmania; Library; private deposits; archives; Collections; catalogue; Special; Van Diemen's Land; world; maps; Antarctic; Bouvet; Guillaume; Antarc*; Iceberg*
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/17579/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/17579/1/RS-Mp-10.pdf

Antarctic Pole: 'hemisphere meridional pour voir plus distinctement le Terres Australes, par Guillaume Delisle, ou se royent les nouvelles decouvertes faites en 1739 au sud du Cap de Bonne Esperance par les ordres de Mrs. de la Compagnie des Indes. Dresse sur les memoires et sur le Carte Originale de Mrs. de Lozier Bouvet charge de cette expedition'. Terres Australes, Neuvelle Hollande, shown as on 1724 map, Isles de Salomon shown in two positions - according to Dudley and according to F. Gallego. Cap de la Circoncision shown and position of icebergs seen by Bouvet expedition and line of route of expedition north of the faintly indicated 'Terre de Vue' part of Southern land thought to be in Lat. 44 by some geographers. Beside map is a plan of Circoncision and drawings of icebergs, with description in French and Dutch; also description of the voyage in French and Dutch. Publisher: R. & I. Ottens, Amsterdam N. Map size: 46 cm x 45 cm - Whole sheet with description: 51 cm x 68 cm. RS Mp/l0