Dampier, William

Nieuw Holland 1771 [New Holland - Western Australia - coastal profiles including Shark Bay]

Nijmegen: Isaac van Campen, 1771. Jan Lamsvelt (Engraver). Original copperplate engraving 'Plate XXXIV' by Jan Lamsvel showing 10 coastal profiles including Shark Bay, lightly tanned. Very good condition

Early original map from a Dutch translation of William Dampier's 'A New Voyage Round the World' (Nieuwe Reistogt rondom de Wereld) translated by Willem Sewel and published in Amsterdam, 1771. The engraving with coastal profiles of the Western Australian coast including Shark Bay recorded on William Dampier's visit to Australia in 1699 during his comand of the Roebuck. Item #99415

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