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ON THE COVER<br />
Johannes Janssonius (1588–1664)<br />
Wind Map (detail) in Atlantis Majoris<br />
Amsterdam: 1657<br />
Maps Collection<br />
nla.gov.au/nla.map-ra327<br />
EXQUISITELY COLOURED, THIS WIND MAP BY<br />
Dutch cartographer Johannes Janssonius is a<br />
striking image <strong>of</strong> a compass rose with 32 cardinal points<br />
surrounded by wind heads representing various races<br />
<strong>of</strong> mankind, as well as <strong>the</strong> four seasons. It appeared in<br />
Atlantis Majoris Quinta Pars, Orbem Maritimum (Atlas <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Whole World, Part Five: ‘Water World’), <strong>the</strong> publication<br />
<strong>of</strong> which was a major step in <strong>the</strong> dissemination <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Dutch mapping <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> East to a broader public.<br />
Janssonius’ Wind Map is just one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> items featured<br />
in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Library</strong>’s major exhibition Mapping Our World: Terra<br />
Incognita to Australia. Discover more about <strong>the</strong> maps,<br />
atlases, globes and scientific instruments in <strong>the</strong> exhibition<br />
on page 2.<br />
THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA MAGAZINE<br />
nla.gov.au/magazine
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