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Subject:         Rare 17th century map of Australia to go on show in
Canberra
Date:   Wed, 9 Oct 2013 16:23:12 +1100
From:   Ross Johnson <[log in to unmask]>





FYI:

*Rare 17th century map of Australia to go on show in Canberra*

One of the rarest maps in the world, a 17th century depiction of New
Holland, will go on display for the first time in Canberra after being
forgotten for a century. The large-scale map, Archipelagus Orientalis,
sive Asiaticus (the Eastern and Asian archipelago), was created in 1663
by master cartographer for the Dutch East India Company, Joan Blaeu. It
formed the basis for all other maps of New Holland and was used by
Captain James Cook to complete the mapping of Australia in 1770.

Read more:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-09/rare-new-holland-map-on-show-in-canberra/5011288


Exhibition to open at National Library of Australia, Canberra
Thursday, 7 November 2013 - Monday, 10 March 2014
More information: http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/mapping-our-world