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Auction 122, Lot 35

"Die Funf Theile der Erde in ihrer Ostlichen und Westlichen Halbkugel", Reilly, Franz Johann Joseph von

Subject: World

Period: 1790 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15.2 x 8 inches
38.6 x 20.3 cm
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Double hemispherical map of the world displays simple interior detail. The coastlines of Australia and New Zealand are fully mapped, but Tasmania is still shown attached to Australia. In the Antarctic, a small coastline of Sandwich Land can be seen.

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Condition: B+

A sound sheet with original color and a few spots.

Estimate: $200 - $300

Sold for: $150

Closed on 12/5/2007

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