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The Sir William Dixon bronze doors at the Mitchell Library
Inspired by the style of doors that graced the entries of some of America’s most significant public buildings, the bronze portico doors at the entrance to the Mitchell Library in Sydney illustrate various elements of Australian history. Principal librarian William … Continue reading
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The Dutch Prime Minister and the Tasman Map
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mr Mark Rutte, spent three days on a working visit to Sydney and Melbourne from 9 to 11 October 2019. Mr Rutte’s busy schedule began at Admiralty House where he was appointed an … Continue reading
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THE GLOBE – Tasman Map Book Review
The Tasman Map , also known as the Bonaparte Tasman Map, is a prize possession of the Mitchell Library in Sydney. It was bequeathed to the Library, though in a rather roundabout fashion explained in detail in Chapter 27, by … Continue reading
The Tasman Map – A short documentary
Follow the link to watch a short video (5minutes) from the State Library of NSW on the history of the Tasman Map http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuTRL9qSrmI ‘Ian Burnet in this stunning volume brings alive the many voyages of discovery that linked the exploration … Continue reading
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The Tasman Map – Book Review
Ian Burnet, The Tasman Map – The Biography of a Map: Abel Tasman, the Dutch East India Company and the first Dutch Discoveries of Australia, Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd, 2019 Having grown up in Sydney, I can remember as a … Continue reading
The first appearance of the Spice Islands on a world map – the Atlas Miller (1519-1522)
Art and science join forces in the Portuguese atlas known as the Atlas Miller by the cartographers Lopo Homem, Pedro Reinel, Jorge Reinel and the miniaturist António de Holanda, which is one of the wonders of sixteenth-century Portuguese cartography. The … Continue reading
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The site of the Alfred Russel Wallace house on Ternate identified
NEW EVIDENCE: Site of Alfred Russel Wallace’s House in Ternate Identified “Wallace’s Ternate house is the most important science history heritage site in Indonesia.” Ternate, Tuesday 3 September 2019 – Rinto Taib, Head of History and Cultural Heritage, Department of … Continue reading
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