C1796

Die Erdkugel Nach Den Neueften Entdeckungen und aus den besten Quellen.

Mapmaker:

Geore Friedrich Jonas Frentzel (1754 - 1799)

$A 1,250

Scarce c.18th hand coloured engraved double hemisphere German world map, with Australia shown with the discoveries up to James Cook’s first voyage of exploration. The southern coast from the Great Australian Bight is fictitiously drawn and Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Die Erdkugel Nach Den Neueften Entdeckungen und aus den besten Quellen.

Date:

C1796

Mapmaker:

Geore Friedrich Jonas Frentzel (1754 - 1799)

Condition:

In good condition, with folds as issued.

Technique:

Hand coloured copper engraving.

Image Size:

520mm

x 290mm

Paper Size:

525mm

x 352mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1796

Description:

Scarce c.18th hand coloured engraved double hemisphere German world map, with Australia shown with the discoveries up to James Cook’s first voyage of exploration.

The southern coast from the Great Australian Bight is fictitiously drawn and Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) is connected to the mainland. The tracks of Coo’s first voyage and those George Anson’s are shown.