North West Coast of Australia - Vandermaelen 1827 politically charged cartouche

politically charged cartouche

highlighting the strategic geography of New Zealand's largest city

A Landmark in Maritime Ethnography

with the gilt titles still legible

Dual Scale of Miles: In a nod to the shifting scientific standards of the era

North West Coast of Australia - Vandermaelen 1827 politically charged cartoucheVandermaelens Map of the North West Coast of Australia (1827) Title: Ocanique. Partie de la Nlle. Hollande. No. 44 Cartographer: Philippe Marie Guillaume Vandermaelen Origin: Brussels, Belgium Date: 1827 Technique: Lithograph with original hand colouring The Narrative: The Scientific Survey of the Australian Wilderness This map tells the story of the transition from early Dutch maritime discovery to the precise scientific surveying of the early 19th