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Janssonius, Amsterdam, c. 1650
Hand Colored, Very Good; upper and lower of central fold reinforced, three short tears at the margins not affecting the map, otherwise very good., Size : 432x492 (mm), 17.01x19.37 (Inches)
This handsome map depicts mid-17th century geographical knowledge of the antarctic regions, printed a few years before the discovery of New Zealand and Tasmania. In the corners, illustrations depict scenes involving indigenous people engaged in cooking, hunting, and feeding children; one shows a man chasing a penguin. Small decorative cartouche in lower left of map.
\\\"From: Het vijfde deel des grooten atlas... / Ioannem Ianssonium. 1650. Hemispherical map, with notes, centred on the South Pole to the Tropic of Capricorn; includes southern parts of South America and South Africa and the west and south coasts of Australia. Relief and vegetation shown pictorially. On verso: Beschryvinge van de Zvyder Pool. Dutch language, black type, 2 column text with ornate initial. Printed marginal headings.\\\" (NLA website), National Library of Australia
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