A fine Map of the Indian Ocean Basin, showing early Dutch charting of the Australia's West, North and South coasts, along with the Philippine Islands, Southeast Asia, India, Arabia and Africa.
Allard could not know that Luís Vaz de Torres, who sailed with the Pacific explorer Pedro Fernandes de Quiros on a voyage for the Spanish in 1605, had passed through the straits between New Guinea and Australia, so that region is shown as inconclusive. It is also notable for its exaggerated size of Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) despite Tasman's accurate charting in 1644.
Finally, a non-Dutch contribution off the northwest coast of Australia is a tiny dot labelled Trial. This refers to the 1622 shipwreck of the Trial (Tryall), an English East India Company ship Commanded by Captain John Brookes, Australia’s first recorded shipwreck. The ship ran into the reefs near what today are the Montebello Islands near the coast, but was wrongly reported hundreds of miles to the West because it was sailing too far East contrary to the company's sailing orders - leaving its position on maps incorrect for nearly 400 years.
Reproduced from the original chart, then hand coloured in the style of the period and digitally printed on high quality 300gsm coated canvas - stretched on a 3 cm thick frame from FSC certified wood.
Hanging hardware included for easy installation. Shipped in protective packaging and a strong box to ensure no damage during transportation.
