1856 A K Johnston Large Antique Map of Van Diemens Land or Tasmania, Australia South America Wells was born in London

Wells was born in London in 1762

though they never met

Amerigo Vespucci and Giovanni da Verrazzano discovered new routes to the Far East and the New World

in November 1790

when the High Court of Australia held in Mabo v Queensland (No 2) that the legal doctrine that Australia had been terra nullius (land belonging to no one) did not apply to Australia at the time of British settlement

1856 A K Johnston Large Antique Map of Van Diemens Land or Tasmania, Australia South America Wells was born in LondonTitle : Van Diemens Land or Tasmania by A K Johnston Date : 1856 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Ref: 27002 Size: 25in x 21 1 2in (635mm x 545mm) This original large hand coloured steel plate engraved antique map was published by A K Johnston in the 1856 edition of his National atlas of historical, commercial, and political geography. General Definitions: Paper thickness and quality: Heavy and stable Paper color : off white Age of map color: Original