La Mer des Indes Orientales [cartographic material] / faicte a Arques par Pierres Desceliers pbre l'...
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La Mer des Indes Orientales [cartographic material] / faicte a Arques par Pierres Desceliers pbre l'...
La Mer des Indes Orientales [cartographic material] / faicte a Arques par Pierres Desceliers pbre l'an 1550.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Sydney : Govt. Printing Office, [1900?].
Date
[1900?].
Call Numbers
M2 990/1550/2 , Z/Ca 89/24
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
French
Formats
Physical Description
Cartographic data
No scale given (E 110°--E 155°/S 10°--S 45°)
Physical content
1 map ; 31 x 40 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
Sydney : Govt. Printing Office, [1900?].
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
[1900?].
Subjects
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Alternative Titles
Full title
La Mer des Indes Orientales [cartographic material] / faicte a Arques par Pierres Desceliers pbre l'an 1550.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
An example of cartography from Arques near Dieppe in Normandy.
Lithographed section of Desceliers' La Terre Australle subtitled "Pierres Desceliers' Map of Australia, date 1550".
Longitude is taken east of Ferro, technically 18 deg. west of Greenwich, but most known islands are quite accurately placed with 30 deg. adjustment.
Dixson Library copy at Z/ Ca 89/ 24 was once the property of G.A. Collingridge....
Additional physical form availability note
Online at the State Library of NSW.
Time Period
d1550
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
M2 990/1550/2 , Z/Ca 89/24
Record Identifier
74VvWamwzrE3
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvWamwzrE3
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991011967589702626
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