Blaeu map added to the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register
The map includes details of the first sighting of Tasmania by Europeans and the first mapping of New Zealand
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Rare book highlights – Swimming in 1764
How is a rare book about swimming connected to an important early European map of Australia and American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin? Find out in this blog.
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Help us preserve Blaeu's 'Archipelagus Orientalis'
Help us preserve Blaeu's 'Archipelagus Orientalis' Recent update to the conservation project Through the generous support of donors, the Library now has the funds to commence investigation of conservation treatment options for the 1663 map of New Holland created by Joan Blaeu. The prior work done on the map following its acquisition in 2013 identified the need to undertake further, more intensive conservation work to ensure the long term preservation of this significant map and particularly to address the corrosive effects of the green (verdigris) pigment that was used in the creation of...
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