Subject: World
Period: 1782 (dated)
Publication: Atlas Moderne
Color: Hand Color
Size:
17.8 x 12.1 inches
45.2 x 30.7 cm
A lovely double hemisphere map with a very decorative garland draped title cartouche. Australia is shown with an east coast and New South Wales is named, however Tasmania remains linked to the mainland. The place name T. de Diemen is shown twice, in Tasmania and next to Arnhem Land, the region of today's Darwin. A notation next to Owhi-hee (Hawaii) indicates the location of Captain Cook's death in 1779. A rudimentary northwestern coastline is shown in North America, with Alaska almost completely missing.
References: Perry & Prescott #1782.02.
Condition: B
There are some faint dampstains, light soiling, minor creasing around the centerfold, and a centerfold separation that enters 0.5" into map image at top. A number of wormholes along the side borders are only visible when held to light.