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Auction 97, Lot 488

"Australie et Polynesie", Perthes, Justus

Subject: Australia and Polynesia

Period: 1870 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
10 x 7.9 inches
25.4 x 20.1 cm
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Nice map of the South Pacific colored to show the various European possessions. Inset of southeastern Australia and Tasmania. Small diagram at left shows the comparative heights of the mountains and volcanoes in the region with Mona Kea and Mona Loa being the tallest.

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Condition: B

Light scattered foxing.

Estimate: $30 - $40

Sold for: $20

Closed on 12/5/2001

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