The Dutch Discovery, Exploration, & Mapping of Australia (Terra Australis Pt. 3)

Exploration and cartography are intertwined. Exploration is how geographic knowledge is often gained and exploring new lands is dependent on the understanding of the geography that is already known. Even today with our modern tools…this is still true. Social Media ------------------------ Map Shop - http://zacksmapshop.com/ Twitter - http://twitter.com/zackfleming Instagram - http://instagram.com/thegeographygeek Facebook - http://facebook.com/thegeographygeek TikTok - http://vm.tiktok.com/zmjpokutw/ Discord - https://discord.gg/4TsgtY6K Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/geographygeek Email Newsletter - http://eepurl.com/hSeKpj Internet Sources ------- - http://xnatmap.org/adnm/conf_06_11/c06/aPaper%2001.pdf - https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-231306061/view - https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/voyages-abel-janszoon-tasman RareMaps.com Sources ------ 1663 Melchisedec Thevenot - https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/59672 1636 India quae Orientalis dicitur et Insulae Adiacentes - https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/75723 1726 Abel Tasman voyage - https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/64754/kaart-der-reyse-van-abel-tasman-volgens-syn-eygen-opstel-j-valentijn 1630 First Atlas with Australia - https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/68987/atlas-sive-cosmographicae-meditationes-de-fabrica-mundi-et-f-hondius-mercator 1630 Henricus Hondious World Map - https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/73195/nova-totius-terrarum-orbis-geographica-ac-hydrographica-tabu-hondius