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A Complete map of the Southern Continent [cartographic material] / survey'd by Capt. Abel Tasman & depicted by order of the East India Company in Holland in the Stadt House at Amsterdam ; E. Bowen, Sculp
Bib ID 2650522
Format MapMap, OnlineOnline
Author
Bowen, Emanuel, d. 1767
 
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Scale Scale [ca. 1:14 000 000] 
Description [Amsterdam : East India Company, 1744] 
1 map ; 37.5 x 48.3 cm. 
Collection Tooley Collection ; Map T 241.  Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; Map NK 4185. 
Biography/History

The Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC in Dutch, literally "United East Indian Company") was a chartered company established in 1602 and operated until 1796.

Notes

A reissue of Thevenot's map of 1663 showing Australia, without east and south coastline to I. St. Pierre. Southern coast of Tasmania, part of west coast of New Zealand and New Guinea shown.

Title in decorative cartouche, l.l.

From: Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca ; or A complete collection of voyages and travels /­ by John Harris. London : s.n., 1744.

Latitude indicated by vertical scale in centre of map. Compass, u.l.

Names in Dutch. Two blocks of text in map are in English.

"Vol. I: page 325."

Library's Tooley copy has Plate XII No 27 Bowen [1744] pencilled in lower right margin.

Library's copy, NK 4185 is coloured.

Tooley Collection Map T 241.

Rex Nan Kivell Collection Map NK 4185.

Cited In

Tooley, 241.

Tooley, Pl. 12.

Subjects Tasman, Abel Janszoon, - 1603?-1659 - Travel - Maps - Early works to 1800.  |  Australia - Maps - Early works to 1800.
Time Coverage 1663 
Other authors/contributors Tasman, Abel Janszoon, 1603?-1659  |  Thévenot, M. (Melchisédech), 1620?-1692  |  Harris, John, 1667?-1719. Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca  |  Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie
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Complete collection of voyages and travels

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MAP NK 10147 Maps Reading Room, Lower Ground 1
MAP NK 4185 Maps Reading Room, Lower Ground 1
MAP RM 700 Maps Reading Room, Lower Ground 1
MAP T 241 Maps Reading Room, Lower Ground 1
RBf 910.8 H314 v. 1 Petherick Reading Room (Rare Books Collection) -

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