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Auction 89, Lot 264

"Australia",

Subject: Australia

Period: 1840 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15.5 x 12.5 inches
39.4 x 31.8 cm
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A great nineteenth century map with detailed coastlines and virtually blank in the interior. Each colony is named with the date of establishment, and the dates of major discoveries are also noted. The population of the whole region is noted as 141,000. Enclosed in a keyboard style border. Trimmed close, as issued.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $100 - $150

Sold for: $50

Closed on 12/8/1999

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