1715 Pieter Schenk Large Antique Map of The Duchy Oels, Silesia Region of Poland New Zealand 205 tons in 1873

205 tons in 1873

free of speculation

in 1927 by the Daily Express and eventually by virtually all the other national newspapers

The first ship and crew to chart the Australian coast and meet with Aboriginal people was the Duyfken captained by Dutch navigator

In its turn Speed's map was copied Hondius and Blaeu's great rival Jan Jansson

1715 Pieter Schenk Large Antique Map of The Duchy Oels, Silesia Region of Poland New Zealand 205 tons in 1873Title : Ducatus in Silesia Inferiore Olsnensis Petri Schenk jun. Ref #: 93484 Size: 23 1 2in x 19 1 2in (590mm x 490mm) Date : 1715 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This original large rare, beautifully hand coloured copper plate engraved antique map of the Duchy of Oels or Olesnica, with a inset view of the capital Olesnica, by Pieter Schenk the Younger (1693 1775) in 1715. The Duchy of Oels, Latin: Ducatus Olsnensis, was one of the