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    • 1657 map by Jan Janssonius, Terra Australis Incognita
    Rights: Public domain Published 1 October 2016 Size: 280 KB Referencing Hub media

    In this 1657 map by Jan Janssonius, the available territory for a southern continent is reduced. Terra Australis Incognita ("unknown southern land") is printed across a region that includes the south pole but there are no definite shorelines.

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