Beautiful Hemisphere Bronze Medal with Map of the World, between 1798 and 1817, 74mm, views of Western and Eastern Hemispheres, contained in original case of issue, extremely fine and excessively rare in bronze.*The map of the Eastern Hemisphere depicts Australia as New Holland and Van Dieman's Land as a separate island. New Holland became recognized as Australia in 1817 and Van Dieman's Land was circumnavigated in 1798.
