Description
Large scale detailed double hemisphere world map on two separate sheets with text on either side. Numerous historical notes are included such as for the Australian continent; “thought to have been first discovered by the Portuguese and then by the Dutch in 162o”. The southern coast states “visits of Baudin and Flinders 1800-1804”.
From; The Italian edition of Le Sage’s atlas, Atlante storico, geografico, genealogico, cronologico e letterario
