Carte Réduite des Terres Australes = Gereduceerde Kaart van 't Zuid-Land

infoBellin, Jacques Nicolas; Schley, Jacobus van der; 1758

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New Guinea is shown connected to Australia (‘Nouvelle Hollande’) on this mid-18th century map. The title’s ‘Terres Australes’ means ‘southern lands’ indicating how Australia was named. The text is in French, with the title also in Dutch at the base.

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Date
1758
Map Maker
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas; Schley, Jacobus van der
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Library Catalogue

Title
Carte Réduite Des Terres Australes =
Subtitle
Gereduceerde Kaart Van't Zuid-Land COLLBN Port 192 N 54
Author/creator
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas.<br>Schley, Jacob van der.
Country
Netherlands
Date issued
2019
Publication date
2019
Language
French; Dutch
Extent
1 scan.
Note
par le S.r Bellin Ing.r de la Marine De la Sociteté Royale de Londres & .a. 1753. J.V.S. direx.
Subject (geographic)
Australia (nation); New Guinea (island)
Published
1758
Shelfmark
COLLBN Port 192 N 54
Persistent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:2032731

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