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C1755
A Map of the World, on Mercators Projection
World map on Mercator’s Projection with a rectangular title panel. Australia is shown with an imaginary east coast and prior to its discovery by James Cook’s and the charting of Bass Strait by Flinders and Bass. The east coast is … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
A Map of the World, on Mercators Projection
Date:
C1755
Mapmaker:
Unknown
Condition:
In good condition with folds as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
282mm
x 182mm
Frame Size:
540mm
x 444mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1755
Description:
World map on Mercator’s Projection with a rectangular title panel. Australia is shown with an imaginary east coast and prior to its discovery by James Cook’s and the charting of Bass Strait by Flinders and Bass. The east coast is shown according to the French School of Theoretical Geography, that proposed that the the Australian east coast continued from Van Diemen’s Land to the Solomon Islands.
