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Source Description
Corners are filled with native scenes, including animals, birds, boats ; hand-coloured, some detail painted over. Australia labelled 'Nova Hollandia -detect Anno 1644'.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
7h14b183m
label
[Polus Antarcticus]
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
7h14b183m
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
[Polus Antarcticus]
description
Corners are filled with native scenes, including animals, birds, boats ; hand-coloured, some detail painted over. Australia labelled 'Nova Hollandia -detect Anno 1644'.
date
["[1666]"]
year
1666
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Latin
identifierLocal
06_01_008687
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Antarctica--Maps--Early works to 1800
Australia--Maps--Early works to 1800
1666
subjectsGeographic
Antarctica
Australia
Oceania
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Amsterdam
publisher
De Wit
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
-83.843
schema:longitude
65.725
extent
1 map ; 43 diam. on sheet 44 x 50 cm.
notes
Corners are filled with native scenes, including animals, birds, boats ; hand-coloured, some detail painted over. Australia labelled 'Nova Hollandia -detect Anno 1644'.
From: Atlas contractus, sive Atlantis majoris compendium ... / Janssonius heirs. 1666.
Hemispherical map centred on the South Pole to the Tropic of Capricorn; includes parts of New Zealand, Tasmania and Australian coastlines, southern parts of South America and South Africa.
Relief shown pictorially.
The inscription "Nova Hollandia detect Anno 1644" refers to Tasman's second voyage.
In Latin.
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Part of composite portfolio atlas with title "Collection of old maps."
hasTranscription
no
dcId
7h14b183m
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
12dd5b100acebb74