Story: Early mapping
Drawn by Flemish cartographer Abraham Ortelius in 1589, this map has the anticipated southern continent running along the bottom. It was published in the 1595 edition of Ortelius’s Theatrum orbis terrarum.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: MapColl 910a/1589/Acc.35004
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