1740 Guillaume Delisle Original Antique Atlas Title Page of Atlante Novissimo Australia/Oceania We do not know if

We do not know if any of the existing churches in the area date back that far but some

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the largest island of the south central group of Tonga

This fine original copper-plate engraved antique nautical chart & coastal view of the Island of Nendo (then called Lord Egmonts Island or New Guernsey) along with inset maps of Swallow Bay & Byrons Harbour on Nendo and a view of the nearby volcanic island of Nupani was drawn by Captain Phillip Carteret in July-August 1767 aboard his ship Swallow

1740 Guillaume Delisle Original Antique Atlas Title Page of Atlante Novissimo Australia/Oceania We do not know ifTitle : Atlante Novissimo Del Sig. r Guglielmo De L Isle Size: 15in x 10in (380mm x 255mm) Ref #: 70345 Date : 1750 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This fine original copper plate engraved antique frontispiece from the Italian version of Guillaume Delisle atlas Atlante Novissimo, was published by Girolamo Albrizzi in 1740. The architectural columns are flanked by both male & female Roman soldier. At the top of the structure, a pair of