Catalog Archive
Auction 100, Lot 461
Print View

"N.lle Galles Merid.le ou Cote Orientale de la Nouvelle Hollande", Bonne, Rigobert

Subject: Australia

Period: 1787-88 (published)

Publication: Atlas Encyclopedique

Color: Black & White

Size:
9.3 x 13.5 inches
23.6 x 34.3 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

An interesting sheet showing the discoveries of Capt. Cook in Australia. The main map shows the whole of the east coast in fine detail, with soundings and the tracks of Cook's exploration. There are four insets: ‘Partie de la Cote de la Nouvelle Galles Meridionale', ‘Esquisse de la Terre Van Diemen’, ‘Baie Botanique’ and ‘Entree de la Rivieree Endeavour’. Large compass rose at bottom.

References:

Condition: A

Estimate: $140 - $160

Sold for: $110

Closed on 9/12/2002

Archived

About Us

Old World Auctions specializes in genuine antique maps, atlases and decorative graphics originating between the 14th and 19th centuries.

Read more about us...

Recent Articles

More...

General Info

Contact Info

3850 Gaskins Road, Suite 220
Henrico, VA 23233 (USA)
Phone: 804 290 8090
Email: info@oldworldauctions.com

© 2024 - All Rights Reserved |Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice | Sitemap