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Title First map of Australia from Nicholas Vallard's atlas, 1547, in the Library of Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart. at Middle Hill, 1856 [cartographic material].
Publisher [Chester (Cheshire) : McGahey chromo. lith.], 1856.
Subject Australia -- Maps.
Australia -- Discovery and exploration -- Portuguese -- Maps.
Australia -- 1547 -- Maps.
Coverage Australia
1856 - 1547
Description Facsimile of chart from Nicholas Vallard's manuscript sea atlas (1547), now held in the Huntington Library, San Marino, California. The facsimile was given the title "The first Map of Australia from Nicholas Vallard's Atlas, 1547" by the publisher, in 1856. The original chart was produced in Dieppe, France in the 16th century, and was thought to represent Portuguese charting of the northeastern coast of Australia.; Title of map on adherent label which probably covers place of publication.; BMC maps, v. 14, 723.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm1819.
Format 1 map : col. ; 37.6 x 55.4 cm.
Date 1856 - 1547
Type Image
Source Item held by National Library of Australia
Rights You may save or print this image for research and study. If you wish to use it for any other purposes, you must contact the <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/digicoll/copyright.html">National Library of Australia</a> to request permission.
Identifier nla.map-rm1819
http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm1819
Geographic Terms Australia
Middle Hill [Middle Hill]
San Marino [San Marino]
California
Dieppe [Dieppe]