Antique Maps of Oceania, Australia & New Zealand

Auction No. 83
(Archive Information Only - Closed July 18, 1998)

Antique Maps of Oceania, Australia & New Zealand
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260. Oceania (Carte Generale de L’Oceanie ou Cinquieme Partie Du Monde]), A.H. Brue, Paris, 1827. 19.75 x 14.25". (OC) Fine copper engraved map on heavy paper with very wide margins and the royal seal beside the script title. A lovely map of the southern Pacific with coloring only to designate the major regions. (A+) $ 200

261. Oceania, Keith Johnston, Edinburgh, ca. 1870. 16.7 x 12.5". (PC) Nicely detailed map of the southern Pacific including all of Indonesia, Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand Colored to depict the European and Native possessions. (A+) $ 40

262. Pacific Ocean (Naval Chart of the Pacific and Western Atlantic), U.S. Navy Dept., [1899]. 25 x 22". (PC) Colorful chart which concentrates on the Pacific although it does show both North and South America and the Atlantic coastlines. Also includes the eastern coasts of Asia and most of Australia. Coloring indicates those island groups claimed by England, France and Germany. Folded as issued. (A+) $ 35

263. Australia & New Zealand (Carte de L’Australie, partie sud-quest de L’Oceanie Redigree), A.H. Brue, Paris, 1826. 20 x 14". (OC) Finely engraved on heavy paper, wide margins and the Royal seal. Includes much of Indonesia, New Guinea, & Polynesia. Insets: vicinity of Sydney & the Auckland Islands. The continent of Australia is depicted with great coastal detail and a completely blank interior. (A+) Click thumbnail for full-sized image. Click here to see Royal seal. $ 200

264. Australia, Keith Johnston, Edinburgh, ca. 1876. 16.5 x 12.7". (PC) Nicely detailed map of the continent depicting many interior explorations. Inset of Tasmania. Some marginal chipping, else clean and bright. (A) $ 40

265. Australia, Rand McNally, Indexes Atlas of the World, Chicago, 1902. 19 x 26". (PC) Large and very detailed map depicting eastern Australia with a large inset of western Australia, and Tasmania. (A+) $ 25

266. New Zealand (New Zealand, British, New Guinea, and the Fiji Islands), Rand McNally, Indexed Atlas..., Chicago, 1902. 22.25 x 19". (PC) Large detailed map with insets of British New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Chatham Islands, and Fiji Islands. (A+) $ 25

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