Nouvelle Hollande, Vaugondy 1756 - stretched canvas - ready to hang Nova Hollande First discovered by the Dutch

First discovered by the Dutch navigator

based on Cook's map of the region

The continent of Australia finally emerged on world maps following the charting expeditions of Frenchman Nicolas Baudin and Royal Navy captain Mathew Flinders

Ready to hang with hanging hardware included

In the lower right corner

Nouvelle Hollande, Vaugondy 1756 - stretched canvas - ready to hang Nova Hollande First discovered by the DutchEven in the mid eighteenth century the complete outline of the Australian continent was only guessed at. Southern Tasmania was firmly on the map but the connection between it and the known South West coast was fanciful. This map includes the coasts discovered and charted more than a century earlier by a series of Dutch navigators including Tasman (Van Deimen's Land, the West Coast of New Zealand) and Janzoon (West Coast of Cape York Peninsula). The