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Auction 155, Lot 614

"Der Canton-Strom Meistens nach den Englischen Aufnahmen von 1840-1857", Petermann, Augustus Herman

Subject: Hong Kong & Macao

Period: 1858 (dated)

Publication: Geographische Mittheilungen

Color: Printed Color

Size:
16.8 x 9.9 inches
42.7 x 25.1 cm
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Three plans on one sheet. On the left is the vicinity of Hong Kong and Macao extending up to the river to include Guangzhou (Canton). To its right is the extensive river delta from Guangzhou to Anunghoy Island. In the top right corner is an inset plan providing an even more detailed look at Guangzhou.

Dr. Augustus Herman Petermann's Geographische Mittheilungen was the oldest German trade magazine dedicated to geography. First published in 1855, the magazine covered many of the important discoveries of the 19th and 20th century until its end in 1937. Published by Justus Perthes in Gotha.

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Condition: B+

Issued folding with faint offsetting and a few spots of foxing in the top left corner. The bottom margin has been slightly trimmed as issued.

Estimate: $220 - $250

Sold for: $70

Closed on 11/18/2015

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