Nova Hibernia [cartographic material]
- Bib ID:
- 3536152
- Format:
- Map
- Author:
- Carteret, Philip, -1796
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Scale:
- Scale [1:202,752]
- Description:
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- [London : Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell in the Strand, 1773]
- 1 map ; 9.8 x 32.5 cm., 20.5 x 32.5 cm. on sheet 30.4 x 47.8 cm.
- Full contents:
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- Ancillary coastal views: The Island of St. John, bearing N.N.W. 12 leagues
- Cape St. George, from W. by N. 81 ̊W, distant 3 leagues
- Cape Oxford, bearing S.W. distant 18 leagues
- Cape Buller, bearing S.S.W. 1/2 W. to N.W. by N, distant 10 or 12 leagues
- Lord Sandwichs Island, distant 2 leagues
- The Isle of Man, bearing W.S.W. 1/2 W, distant 6 leagues
- The Mother and two Daughters, bearing S.W., distant 5 leagues.
- Notes:
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- Map of Nova Hibernia [i.e. New Ireland], an island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of Papua New Guinea. Lying just north of New Britain, from which it is separated by St. George's Channel, it was once believed to be part of one landmass combining New Britain and New Guinea. This theory was disproved in 1767 when Philip Carteret found St. George's Channel and named the island Nova Hibernia. The inclusion of coastal views of seven other islands are those within the Bismarck Archipelago. Relief is shown by the coastal profiles of these other islands and sea depth around parts of Nova Hibernia is shown by soundings.
- At bottom centre of map: Publish'd Novr. 1st. 1772.
- Plate opposite p. 368, vol. 1 from: An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavor : drawn up from the journals which were kept by the several commanders, and from the papers of Joseph Banks, Esq. / by John Hawkesworth, LL.D. Vol. 1. London : Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell in the Strand, MDCCLXXIII.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-231271483
- Subject:
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- Carteret, Philip, -1796 -- Travel -- Papua New Guinea -- Bismarck Archipelago -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
- Nautical charts -- Papua New Guinea -- New Ireland -- Early works to 1800
- New Ireland Island (Papua New Guinea) -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
- Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea) -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
- Time Coverage:
- 1767
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
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- Material type:
- Artistic
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1802
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1773
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