Australasia and New Holland

Nineteenth-Century Copperplate Engraving of Australasia and New Holland

This exceptional 1818 hand-colored map, compiled by renowned cartographer John Pinkerton, provides a rare historical perspective of the South Pacific and Oceania region. The antique document prominently features the Australian continent labeled under its historical name, “New Holland,” reflecting the limited European geographic knowledge of the southern hemisphere before widespread internal exploration occurred.

Early Maritime Exploration of New Zealand and the East Indies

The detailed layout tracks the early coastline documentation of New Zealand alongside parts of Polynesia and the East Indies archipelago. Enhanced by extensive notes referencing early maritime expeditions by legendary navigators, this vintage print serves as a vital historical record of the tentative borders and unmapped territories defining early 19th-century Pacific oceanography.