The Antarctic; showing Tasman’s discoveries in Tasmania and NZ

The third state of an important map of the southern hemisphere to just north of the Tropic of Capricorn. When it was first issued in 1639 it was one of the first maps to show the discoveries of Pieter Nuyts on the southern coast of Australia, 1627. The second state merely had Jansson's name as publisher added, and has a blank dedication cartouche removed. However it was the discoveries of Tasman in 1642 that necessitated the reworking for the third state: the title cartouche has been removed so that Tasman's discovery of New Zealand could be added, and Tasmania appears well away from mainland Australia. Also, Cape Horn has been added to the tip of South America.In each of the four corners are vignettes of different races of the Southern Hemisphere. This edition is the fourth state with the publishers names added to the plate.