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"[Lot of 5] Terra Australis to Australia [and] Map Collectors' Circle - Map Collectors' Series No. 5 [and] No. 12 [and] No. 23 [and] No. 44",

A. Terra Australis to Australia, by Glyndwr Williams and Alan Frost, published 1988, printed color, (7.8 x 10.4"). This very comprehensive account reveals how Europeans developed the concept of a southern continent from ancient times to the beginning of the 1800's. The author describes in detail the various stages of discovery and the impact it had on European thought and imagination. 242 pp. with many illustrations, both color and B&W. Hardbound in cream cloth covers with gilt text on spine, with dust jacket. Condition: Contents are clean and tight. Covers and dust jacket have faint damp stains along the edges that do not impact text.

B-E. Also included are four Australia-related volumes of the Map Collectors' Circle. Map Collectors' Circle contains what is still the broadest reaching series of cartographic bibliographies. The series was initiated, edited, and published by the most highly regarded map expert of the 20th Century, Mr. Ronald V. Tooley. The specific volumes are listed below. Condition: Contents are near fine. Covers have minor to light soiling and very minor wear.

B. Map Collectors' Circle - Map Collectors' Series No. 5: The Printed Maps of Tasmania, by R.V. Tooley, published 1963, black & white, (7.2 x 9.7"). 35 pp. plus 14 b&w plates. Covers pasted on cardboard and bound with binder's tape.
C. ... No. 12: One Hundred Foreign Maps of Australia 1773-1887, published 1964. 16 pp. plus 28 b&w plates. Soft paper covers.
D. ... No. 23: Early Maps of Australia - The Dutch Period, published 1965. 27 pp. plus 30 b&w plates. Soft paper covers.
E. ... No. 44: The Printed Maps of New South Wales 1773-1873, published 1968. 49 pp. plus 30 b&w plates. Soft paper covers.

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