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Oceania o Quinta Parte del Mondo Pacific Ocean map - A detailed and decorative map of Oceania, featuring Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Borneo, and portions of China, Japan, North America, and South America. The map is richly adorned with a scenic title cartouche in the upper left corner, depicting a lively landscape illustrating the territories of Oceania. Below the cartouche, a legend provides descriptions of newly discovered lands. This map was published in Atlante Geografico Universale, an important 19th-century work documenting the expanding geographic knowledge of the world during the age of exploration. Cartographer: Stanislao Stucchi (b. Milan, c.1780) Condition Report: A good example, with minor signs of wear. Image Size: 53 x 73 cm (20.9 x 28.7 inches) Date: 1851 Keywords: Oceania, Australia, New Zealand, voyages of discovery, 19th-century maps, rare maps, cartography, geographical atlases, exploration, Stanislao Stucchi, new world maps.