A decorative late 17th century Dutch map of the East Indies and Australia, incorporating the discoveries of Abel Tasman's two voyages (1642-44). The map appeared first in Carel Allard's Atlas Maior in 1697. This second map is from his son Hugo's imprint of circa 1702-1705. The map extends across the whole of the Indian Ocean, from the Cape of Good Hope to the East Indies, Japan and Australia. A decorative catouche at the bottom of the map illustrates Asian merchants, traders, elephants, camels and a native African ostrich hunt. Includes details of the early seventeeth century discoveries in th
![A decorative late 17th century Dutch map of the East Indies and Australia, incorporating the discoveries of Abel Tasman's two voyages (1642-44). The map appeared first in Carel Allard's Atlas Maior in 1697. This second map is from his son Hugo's imprint of circa 1702-1705. The map extends across the whole of the Indian Ocean, from the Cape of Good Hope to the East Indies, Japan and Australia. A decorative catouche at the bottom of the map illustrates Asian merchants, traders, elephants, camels and a native African ostrich hunt. Includes details of the early seventeeth century discoveries in th Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2XDNMA6/a-decorative-late-17th-century-dutch-map-of-the-east-indies-and-australia-incorporating-the-discoveries-of-abel-tasmans-two-voyages-1642-44-the-map-appeared-first-in-carel-allards-atlas-maior-in-1697-this-second-map-is-from-his-son-hugos-imprint-of-circa-1702-1705-the-map-extends-across-the-whole-of-the-indian-ocean-from-the-cape-of-good-hope-to-the-east-indies-japan-and-australia-a-decorative-catouche-at-the-bottom-of-the-map-illustrates-asian-merchants-traders-elephants-camels-and-a-native-african-ostrich-hunt-includes-details-of-the-early-seventeeth-century-discoveries-in-th-2XDNMA6.jpg)
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6260 x 4947 px | 53 x 41.9 cm | 20.9 x 16.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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A decorative late 17th century Dutch map of the East Indies and Australia, incorporating the discoveries of Abel Tasman's two voyages (1642-44). The map appeared first in Carel Allard's Atlas Maior in 1697. This second map is from his son Hugo's imprint of circa 1702-1705. The map extends across the whole of the Indian Ocean, from the Cape of Good Hope to the East Indies, Japan and Australia. A decorative catouche at the bottom of the map illustrates Asian merchants, traders, elephants, camels and a native African ostrich hunt. Includes details of the early seventeeth century discoveries in the West and South West of Australia