Rare surviving 17th-Century wall map of Australia discovered in Italian home. A RARE map of Australia before its discovery by Captain Cook is reshaping what we know about our early discovery.

The map is the same map as a rare 17th-Century wall map of Australia that survived for more than 350 years in a private home in Italy. The map is believed to have remained since the late 19th-Century.

It’s a fantastic item to have and there are no examples like it in Australia.” Martin also has some more modest cartographic acquisitions in his sights. “The early classroom wall maps of Australia and ...

The large wall map – which includes Australia and outlying islands – was found in a private residence in central Italy, where it has been kept since at least the late 19th century. It is the first to ...