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Karte vom Funften Erdtheil oder Polynesien oder Australien od Sudindien.
entworfen von Fridrich Gottlieb Canzler ; Joh. Lor. Jac. Rausch sc.
Nurnberg,
Bey Homanns Erben,
1795.
First issue. Double-page engraved map, with contemporary hand-colour in full.
450 by 565mm (17.75 by 22.25 inches).
23179
notes:
First edition, of this map focused on Polynesia, "in its post-Cook, post-Flinders state, the Dutch discoveries in Australia are noted, and establishments of the first fleet, e.g. Hawkesbury River, Sydney Cove, Rose Hill, and (for first time on a German map) Parramatta - plus Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands, and New Caledonia. Australia is named Ulimaroa" (Brown). Tasmania remains connected to the mainland.
The mapmaker
Freidrich Gottlieg Canzler (1764-1811) wa...
The mapmaker
Freidrich Gottlieg Canzler (1764-1811) wa...
bibliography:
Literature: Tooley, 'The Mapping of Australia', 278.
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