Antique Maps of
Oceania, Australia & New Zealand
Auction No. 87
Closed Saturday, June 19, 1999 at 10 pm Eastern Time
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Lot 317
317. Australia (Part of
South Australia), Tallis, London, ca. 1850. 9.5 x 13". (OC) Lovely map surrounded by
a delicately engraved border and including steel engraved vignettes of Adelaide, Natives
on a Catamaran, Dingo, or Australian Dog, Nymphicus, and the Seal of South Australia. The
map covers the region of Spencer Gulf to Encounter Bay and includes Kangaroo Island.
Several mining districts are noted. Minor tear in margin, else very fine, with good
margins. (A) $150-180
 318. Pacific (Oceanie ou Cinquieme
Partie Du Monde), H. Langlois, Paris, ca. 1830. 18.5 x 10". (BW) Nice map of the
South Pacific with South East Asia, Australia and Polynesia. Uncolored except for hand
colored lines separating the regions. Good detail of even tiny islands, but little on the
large land masses. Toned on fold. (B) $40-50
 319. Pacific (South Sea Islands),
Thomas Starling, London, 1831. 5.5 x 3.5". (FC) Detailed miniature map of the South
Pacific with islands clearly shown. Includes Hawaii, New Guinea, eastern Australia and New
Zealand. Inset of Sandwich Islands and a table listing the island groups in
Australasia and Polynesia. (A+) $40-50
 320. Pacific (Map of Oceanica,
Exhibiting its Various Divisions, Island Groups &c.), S. Mitchell, New General
Atlas, Philadelphia, 1860. 13.2 x 10.5". (FC) Good map of the Pacific
Ocean including Malaysia, Australia and Polynesia. Inset of the Sandwich Islands.
Decorative floral border and attractive color. (A+) $35-45
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