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Nuova Guinea

SubjectPapua New Guinea
Indonesia–History
Northern Territory
Early maps
Italian language–Written Italian
Category1. Settlement
Place Of PublicationVenice
KeywordsArnhem Land
CreatorP. Coronelli
Current HolderNorthern Territory Library
Date1697-01-01
Series NumberRare Map 61
Item Number220805738
Access RightsRequest at location
Country Of OriginItaly
Language Italian
Description From Source1 map ; 22 x 28 cm 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 adjoining page 149. Relief shown pictorially. Arnhem Land Shown, with vignettes of elephant and reindeer, Torres Strait called Mer de Lantchidol. Atlante veneto … V. 2. Isolario dell’Atlante veneto. Venetia, 1697. p. 148 — NUC Pre-1956. Plate 148 from: Isolario descrittione geographico-historica, sacro-profano, antico-moderna, politica, naturale e poetica … / Vincenzo Coronelli. Venice : Vincenzo Coronelli, 1696-1697. At head of map: Isolario del P. Coronelli. Text below and on verso; printed marginal notes. Double column text, & ornate initial.
Physical FormatMaps
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