Verbiest, Ferdinand

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National Library of Australia Pictures Collection

Title:	Ferdinand Verbiest - Records
Reference:	MAP RM 3499/1-2
Date Range:	1670 - 1674
Description:	The world map was produced in two hemispheres, each 1.75 metres in diameter and was published as a wood-cut print in 1674. The library has a map thought to be one of the possibly several manuscript versions upon which the wood-cut copies were based. It came into the library in the 1920s from W. Hardy Wilson, the architect and artist, who spent some time travelling in China but the map was not identified until 1970. It has undergone extensive conservation work but is available for study.
Quantity:	1 map
Access:	Available for reference

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Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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