North West Coast of Australia - Vandermaelen 1827 Description: A stunning and highly

Description: A stunning and highly detailed 18th-century map of Southeast Asia

with the gilt titles still legible

highlighting the strategic geography of New Zealand's largest city

Dual Scale of Miles: In a nod to the shifting scientific standards of the era

North West Coast of Australia - Vandermaelen 1827 Description: A stunning and highlyVandermaelens Map of the North West Coast of Australia (1827) Title: Ocanique. Partie de la Nlle. Hollande. No. 44 Cartographer: Philippe Marie Guillaume Vandermaelen Origin: Brussels, Belgium Date: 1827 Technique: Lithograph with original hand colouring The Narrative: The Scientific Survey of the Australian Wilderness This map tells the story of the transition from early Dutch maritime discovery to the precise scientific surveying of the early 19th