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1941
One of Melocco Brothers’ most significant works, the mosaic map and
terrazzo floor in the foyer of the Mitchell Library, was completed in
1941. The mosaic is a detailed reproduction of a decorated 17th Century
hand-drawn map showing the discoveries of Abel Tasman during voyages
in 1642 and 1644, as well as the discoveries of earlier navigators.
The Tasman Map is generally known as the Bonaparte Tasman Map, after
Prince Roland Bonaparte, a famous 19th Century French traveller and
authority on geography, who once owned it. In 1933, it was presented
by his heir, the Princess George of Greece, to the Mitchell Library.
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