11556 Conrad Malte-Brun (1775-1826) – Map of Australia – Oceania – Etching (1812)
"Nouvelle Hollande" This map displays the Australian continent, referred to as New Holland, and the surrounding islands of Central Oceania as understood in the early nineteenth century. The hand-coloured etching features a decorative title vignette in the lower left corner depicting an indigenous figure with a spear alongside a kangaroo and a dingo in a coastal landscape. This cartographic work was published in the Precis de la Geographie Universelle, a comprehensive geographical atlas printed in Paris by Francois Buisson.
Conrad Malte-Brun was a Danish-French geographer and journalist who became one of the most significant figures in nineteenth-century cartography. After being exiled from Denmark for his political writings, he settled in Paris where he co-founded the Societe de Geographie. He spent much of his career producing the monumental Universal Geography series which sought to provide a detailed and systematic description of every region in the world. His maps are noted for their scientific rigour and their integration of contemporary political borders with physical topographical features.
Artist or Maker: Conrad Malte-Brun.
Dimensions: Approximately 38 cm x 27 cm.
Medium: Etching.
Date: 1812.
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