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Lot #387 - Johannes Janssonius (Dutch, 1588- 1664). Indiae Orientalis, Nova Descriptio [Dutch Map Of The East Indies] 1630

  • Auction House:
    Leski Auctions
  • Sale Name:
    Australian & Colonial
  • Sale Date:
    02 Dec 2018 ~ 12noon (AEDT)
  • Lot #:
    387
  • Lot Description:
    Johannes Janssonius (Dutch, 1588- 1664). Indiae Orientalis, Nova Descriptio [Dutch Map Of The East Indies] 1630
    Copperplate engraving, text including title in plate; overall, 50 x 58cm (paper). Some hand colouring. Text includes “Amstelodami. Ioannes Ianssonius excudebat.”
  • Notes:
      Important early map of Southeast Asia and the Philippines, and a landmark in the mapping of Australia, first published by Jan Jansson in 1630. This is also the only Dutch printed map showing the 1606 discoveries of Willem Jansz, who in the Duyfken is attributed as making the first recorded European sighting of Australia, mapping the Cape York Peninsula.
  • Estimate:
    A$800 - 1,200
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Books & Manuscripts

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