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Abstract

Antarctic Pole: 'hemisphere meridional pour voir plus distinctement le Terres Australes, par Guillaume Delisle, ou se royent les nouvelles decouvertes faites en 1739 au sud du Cap de Bonne Esperance par les ordres de Mrs. de la Compagnie des Indes. Dresse sur les memoires et sur le Carte Originale de Mrs. de Lozier Bouvet charge de cette expedition'. Terres Australes, Neuvelle Hollande, shown as on 1724 map, Isles de Salomon shown in two positions - according to Dudley and according to F. Gallego. Cap de la Circoncision shown and position of icebergs seen by Bouvet expedition and line of route of expedition north of the faintly indicated 'Terre de Vue' part of Southern land thought to be in Lat. 44 by some geographers. Beside map is a plan of Circoncision and drawings of icebergs, with
description in French and Dutch; also description of the voyage in French and Dutch.
Publisher: R. & I. Ottens, Amsterdam N.
Map size: 46 cm x 45 cm - Whole sheet with description: 51 cm x 68 cm.
RS Mp/l0

Item Type:	Other
Authors/Creators:	de Lisle, G
Keywords:	RS Map, Tasmania, Royal Society of Tasmania, science, natural science, social history, Australia, indexes, University of Tasmania, Library, private deposits, archives, Collections, catalogue, Special, Van Diemen's Land, world, maps
Publisher:	UTAS Special & Rare Collections, The Royal Society of Tasmania
Collections:	Royal Society Collection Royal Society Collection > The Royal Society of Tasmania Map Collection
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