{"product_id":"partie-de-la-nle-hollande","title":"North West Coast of Australia - Vandermaelen 1827","description":"\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eVandermaelen’s Map of the North West Coast of 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. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCartographer:\u003c\/b\u003e Philippe Marie Guillaume Vandermaelen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/b\u003e Brussels, Belgium\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e 1827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Lithograph with original hand-colouring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Narrative: The Scientific Survey of the Australian Wilderness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eThis map tells the story of the transition from early Dutch maritime discovery to the precise scientific surveying of the early 19th century. As part of the first atlas ever produced using lithography on a uniform scale, this specific sheet (No. 44) focuses on a rugged stretch of the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"285\"\u003eWestern Australian\u003c\/b\u003e coastline, historically referred to as \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"343\"\u003e\"Witt de Witt's Land\"\u003c\/b\u003e (Terre de Witt).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eIt captures the shoreline as it was understood before the establishment of major colonial settlements, emphasizing the geographic features identified by French and English explorers. For the 1827 observer, this map represented the pinnacle of European data, illustrating the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"275\"\u003eDampier Archipelago\u003c\/b\u003e and the vast, arid stretches of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"327\"\u003e\"Terre de Forestier\"\u003c\/b\u003e with a clarity that was revolutionary for its time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eChronicles of the Map\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTerre de Witt \u0026amp; Terre de Forestier\u003c\/b\u003e: The map highlights significant historical regions of the Western Australian coast, using traditional nomenclature that dates back to the early maritime explorers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLithographic Detail\u003c\/b\u003e: Being a Vandermaelen plate, the map showcases the crisp, fine-lined detailing made possible by the then-new technology of lithography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Dampier Archipelago\u003c\/b\u003e: A detailed rendering of the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"53\"\u003eArchipel de Dampier\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"77\"\u003eIsles Monte-Bello\u003c\/b\u003e is included, plotting the reefs and soundings essential for 19th-century navigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eExtensive Cartographic Commentary\u003c\/b\u003e: A large text block titled \"Note sur la nouvelle Hollande\" provides a contemporary analysis of the continent's geography, indigenous populations, and the history of its discovery by Baudin and King.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Treasures of the Orient","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43920220913729,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/7125\/5105\/files\/33778E96-7CBE-4B27-B69F-D15F36E837DC.jpg?v=1778225514","url":"https:\/\/treasuresoftheorient.com\/products\/partie-de-la-nle-hollande","provider":"Treasures of the Orient","version":"1.0","type":"link"}