Friday, 20 May 2011

Australia (1820)



Early map of Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific published in Berlin by German cartographer J.M.F. Schmidt. The regions of Neu Holland include De Witt’s Land, Edel’s Land, Lowinn Land and P. Nuyt’s Land along the Western coastline. The Swan River, Hawkesbury River and Blue Mountains are all shown. New Zealand is shown as two islands, utilizing the Maori names for the two islands.

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