page_title: Surveying in Australia
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Surveying in Australia / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Melchisedech Thevenot (1620?-1692): Hollandia Nova detecta 1644; Terre Australe decouuerte l'an 1644, Paris: De l'imprimerie de Iaqves Langlois, 1663 Based on a map by the dutch cartographer Joan Blaeu. Langlois, 1663. Українська: «Hollandia Nova detecta 1644; Terre Australe decouuerte l'an 1644», карта Мельхіседека Тевено (1620?-1692), видана у Парижі 1644 року. Праця базується на карті голландського картографа Яна Блау.
context_page_description: Surveying in Australia is triangulation-based and shares many similarities with the United Kingdom, including the title deed system. However, a distinctive feature of surveying in Australia is the Torrens System, where real estate records are held in a central deposit and guaranteed by the state.
context_section_description: Indigenous Australians created constellations in the night sky that related to the geography of the land and used these 'maps' for navigation. Dutch explorers, in 1606, made the first recorded European sightings and first recorded landfalls of the Australian mainland. The first accurate drawn maps of Australia were compiled during the voyages of Captain Cook. Cook's experience in creating nautical charts of the eastern seaboard of Canada was an important factor in his appointment as captain of the voyage observing the transit of Venus. As he sailed the coastlines, he charted the bays and coastlines.
caption: Map of Australia 1644.
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