Nuova Guinea ; Het Niew Hollandt

Het Niew Hollandt. by Vincenzo Coronelli. Venice 1693. Tooley p. 209, #56, plate 136. An extremely attractive map featuring the North Coast of Australia from Terra de Witt to the base of Cape York. The inland is fancifully vignette with elephants, stags, natives, monkeys, etc. The coastline, correct for its period, contains 16 names. ; Untitled part of a terrestrial globe gore (1688?) showing the northern part of Australia and part of the East Indies. Australia is titled Het Niew Hollandt o Terra di Concordia, with a note Scoperta l'anno 1618. Descriptive text headed "Nuova Olanda" on adjoinin... Mehr ...