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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen-Webb's
• Sale Name:
  Decorative Art Collections
• Sale Date:
  21 Jun 2017 ~ 6pm (New Zealand Standard Time)
• Lot #:
  591
• Lot Description:
  De Wits Edition of the Hemispherical Map of the Antarctic Region by Hondius, 1680
  Originally published by Hondius, “Polus Antarcticus” went through several changes. This edition shows Tasman's discoveries from his 1st voyage in Australia and New Zealand. Jansson in 1657, published the first edition of 'Polus Antarcticus' to show Tasman's discoveries and according to Schilder, this was the last impression of the map. However, Tooley states that De Wit published this edition in 1680, which differs from Jansson's edition by the lack of text verso. Both Jansson's and de Wit's editions differ from earlier editions by the inclusion of the islands of 'Paulo' and “Amsterdam”, and the lack of a title and cartouche. Although Tasman’s 2nd voyage discoveries in Australia's north are not shown due to physical limitations of the map itself, the reference 'Nova Hollandia Detect Anno 1644' suggests knowledge of those discoveries.
• Estimate:
  NZ$3,000 - 5,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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