18th century map of the South Pacific Ocean

BELLIN, Jacques-Nicolas.

Carte Réduite de la Mer du Sud.
Paris, 1753. Coloured. 225 x 375mm.

A map of the South Pacific, showing Australia attached to New Guinea. Tasmania is attached to the mainland. New Zealand is incomplete, with only the western coast shown. The map was published less that twenty years before Cook's visit.


Stock ID : 19908