At bottom of the title cartouche: "Par le S.r Bellin, Ingenieur de la Marine and New Guinea shown joined to New Holland; Dampier's Strait marked. Bellin traces the 'hypothetical' coast of New Holland which was object of speculation before Cook's discoveries.
Cross collection no. 40., In lower right corner: "Tom VII No. 22.", Prime meridian: Paris., Relief shown pictorially., and Scale measured at center of hemisphere.
Publisher:
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Subject (Name):
Maurepas, Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, comte de, 1701-1781