Dutch mapping of the Indo-Pacific 1550 – 1750 (with emphasis on the mapping of Australia)

Published by DACC on

Presentation by Roland Spuij President Dutch Australian Cultural Centre
For the Abel Tasman Museum, Lutjegast on 10 October 2022

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See also:

Historic Maps of the explorers

Maps from the Exhibition Maps of the Pacific.

Abel Tasman

Abel Tasman Museum Lutjegast, Netherlands

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