1597 Cornelis Wytfliet Antique Map Early Important Map of Australia, South America Terra Australis Germany The island is widely regarded

The island is widely regarded as the centre of the eastern islands in ancient Polynesia and it is likely that the organised migrations to Hawaii

he served as the ambassador to France and was granted a dukedom

for de Laet

and France

Plate size: - 16in x 12 1/2in (405mm x 320mm)

1597 Cornelis Wytfliet Antique Map Early Important Map of Australia, South America Terra Australis Germany The island is widely regardedTitle : Chica Sive Patagonica et Australis Terra Size: 15in x 12in (380mm x 305mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1597 Ref #: 41718 Description: A fine original antique, and incredibly important map of Patagonia & the Magellan Straits but more importantly one of the first maps to depict a distinctive outline of Australia depicted here as part of Terra Australis the Great Southern Land and was published by Cornelis van Wytfliet in the 1597