This wonderful old map of New Holland and Abel Tasman's First Voyage of 1642-43 was originally published in 1726. It was created by Francois Valentijn.
This map of modern-day Australia and surrounding islands shows just how little mapmakers knew about the continent in the early 18th century. They believed that Australia was attached to New Guinea!
This map specifically focuses on the first voyage of Abel Tasman, the first European to make contact with New Zealand and Tasmania.
The continent was named Nova Holland, translating to New Holland, after Dutch navigators charted around the continent in the 17th century. It wasn't until 1817 that they changed the name of the land to Australia, coming from the Latin word Terra Australis (The Southern Land), known today for its wildlife, rainforests, outback, coral reef and beaches.
This map looks great at all sizes: 18x12in (46x30.5cm), 18x24in (45.5x61cm), 24x36in (61x91.5cm), 30x45in (76x114.5cm), 33x50in (84x127cm), 40x60in (102x153cm) and 47x70in (120x178cm), but it looks even better when printed large.
I can create beautiful, large prints of this map up to 80in (203cm). Please get in touch if you're looking for larger, customised or different framing options.
The model in the listing images is holding the 24x36in (61x91.5cm) version of this map.
The fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.
If you’re looking for something slightly different, another option would be this amazing map of Australia and New Zealand by Archibald Fullarton and Co. in 1872.
The locations on this map include: Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Malaysia, Surrey and Tasmania.
Please contact me to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.
This would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving or housewarming gift for someone interested in New Holland and Abel Tasman's First Voyage of 1642-43 or someone who loves the history of Australia.
This map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.