{"product_id":"partie-de-la-neu-hollande","title":"Western Australia - Vandermaelen 1827","description":"\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e Vandermaelen’s Map of Western Australia (1827)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Océanique. Partie de la Nlle. Hollande. No. 35. \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"55\"\u003eCartographer:\u003c\/b\u003e Philippe Marie Guillaume Vandermaelen \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"107\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/b\u003e Brussels, Belgium \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"133\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e 1827 \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"144\"\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Lithograph with original hand-colouring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Narrative: Charting the \"New Holland\" Frontier\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eThis map tells the story of the early 19th-century European fascination with the rugged, largely unexplored western coast of Australia—then known as \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"149\"\u003eNouvelle Hollande\u003c\/b\u003e. As part of the first atlas in history to be produced via lithography on a uniform scale, this sheet offers a meticulously detailed view of the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"311\"\u003eKimberley\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"325\"\u003ePilbara\u003c\/b\u003e regions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eIt captures the coastline as it was understood following the foundational surveys of explorers like \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"100\"\u003eBaudin\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"111\"\u003eKing\u003c\/b\u003e. For the 1820s scholar, this map was the definitive scientific record of a land that remained a maritime mystery, featuring a dense \"Note sur la nouvelle Hollande\" that provides contemporary insights into the geography, climate, and indigenous populations of the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eChronicles of the Map\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLithographic Precision\u003c\/b\u003e: Being a Vandermaelen production, the map features the exceptionally clear and fine-line detailing that defined the move from copper engraving to lithographic masterworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eNorthwestern Focus\u003c\/b\u003e: The map spans from the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"43\"\u003eBuccaneer Archipelago\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"68\"\u003eCape Londonderry\u003c\/b\u003e, meticulously plotting reefs, islands, and coastal soundings vital for early maritime navigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Commentary\u003c\/b\u003e: The large text block in the upper left, titled \"Note sur la nouvelle Hollande,\" serves as a valuable ethnographic and geographical record of the early 19th-century perspective on the continent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eRegional Nomenclature\u003c\/b\u003e: Traditional French names such as \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"56\"\u003e\"Terre de Baudin\"\u003c\/b\u003e appear alongside emerging British designations, reflecting the high-stakes cartographic competition for the Australian coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Treasures of the Orient","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43920235003969,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/7125\/5105\/files\/6F11837B-A74F-402C-8526-FCE227B63DA1.jpg?v=1778225983","url":"https:\/\/treasuresoftheorient.com\/products\/partie-de-la-neu-hollande","provider":"Treasures of the Orient","version":"1.0","type":"link"}