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C1787
Nouvelle carte des parties Orientales du monde Servant indiquer les navigations, decouvertes et etablissemens des Hollandois dans les Indies Orientales, suivant les dernieres observations
Mapmaker:
Scarce pre Cook map of Australia and the Pacific with the tracks of many explorers including, Mendana, Quiros, Roggeveen, Schouten, Tasman and Torres. The map is a reduced version of Dalrymple’s very rare chart showing Australia and New Zealand according … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Nouvelle carte des parties Orientales du monde Servant indiquer les navigations, decouvertes et etablissemens des Hollandois dans les Indies Orientales, suivant les dernieres observations
Date:
C1787
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
355mm
x 315mm
Paper Size:
434mm
x 353mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1787
Description:
Scarce pre Cook map of Australia and the Pacific with the tracks of many explorers including, Mendana, Quiros, Roggeveen, Schouten, Tasman and Torres.
The map is a reduced version of Dalrymple’s very rare chart showing Australia and New Zealand according to the discoveries made by Abel Tasman on his two voyages in 1742-43. The tracks of Torres through
the strait named after him by Alexander Darymple who in researching manuscripts in the Philippines found evidence of Torres discovery. A number of the early Dutch discoveries of the Australian coat are shown and include; Hartog’s 1616, Houtman’s 1619, Tasman 1642-43, Vladmingh’s 1697.
Published under the supervision of Vaugondy. Pretot was ‘Censeur Royal’ as well as Professor of History at the Royal Academy of Sciences.
From: Atlas universel … Philippe de Pretot, Etienne Andre. Paris, 1787.
References:
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 :: 663.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 2110082
State Library New South Wales: 991001236189702626
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: 12148/cb407533875
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 :: 663.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 2110082
State Library New South Wales: 991001236189702626
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: 12148/cb407533875
Jean Lattre (1743 - 1793)
Lattre was a Parisian engraver, map publisher, bookseller who was active in from the mid until late 18th century. He collabrated with many well known mapmakers in Britain and Europe.
