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Iapon or Niphon the land of Iesso and Straits of the Vries / New Guinea, New Britain, and New Holland &c.

infoMoll, Herman; 1732

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The London-based cartographer Herman Moll (1654?–1732) created this map of New Guinea and the neighbouring islands of maritime Southeast Asia. It shows that in the 1730s, the details of New Guinea and Australia (‘New Holland’) were uncertain.

Details

Date

1732

Map Maker

Moll, Herman

Attributes

Longitude and Latitude

Compass Rose

Library Catalogue

Alternative Title

Japan, Niphon, &c
New Guinea, New Britain, and New Holland &c
New Guinea,&c. This is joyn'd to Japan, Niphon, &c. being two maps in one plate

Description

In ink on verso: 12.

Extent

1 map
30.2 x 19.4 cm. folded to 15.1 x 19.4 cm.
color illustration

Language

English

Call Number

1976 1233

Collection Title

Forty-two new maps of Asia, Africa, and America ... : all engrav’d, according to the latest observations / by Herman Moll ...

Collection Created

London : Printed for J. Nicholson ..., 1716 ...

Format

cartographic

Genre

Engravings
Hand coloring
Maps
Maps in books

Subject (Geographic)

Australia --Maps --Early works to 1800
Japan --Maps --Early works to 1800
New Britain Island (Papua New Guinea) --Maps
New Guinea --Maps --To 1800

Subject (Name)

Nicholson, John, d. ca. 1717, bookseller

Subject (Topic)

Atlases --Early works to 1800

Access

Public

Rights

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Orbis ID

1238248

Object ID (OID)

2039773

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