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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Historical
• Sale Date:
  13 Jun 2020 ~ 12noon (AEST) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 667
  14 Jun 2020 ~ 12noon (AEST) - Session 2: Lots 668 - 941
• Lot #:
  581
• Lot Description:
  BOWEN, Emanuel (1694? - 1767) - A New and Accurate Map of the World
  Drawn from the best Authorities and regulated by Astronomical Observations: Describing the Course of each of the following Circum-Navigators Vizt. Ferdinand Magellan, Sr. Francis Drake and Commodore Anson . . .By Eman. Bowen Geographer to His Majesty.
  circa 1745, 35 x 55cm.
• Notes:
  A very elegant map on an oval projection. Many interesting features include the eastern third of Australia or “New Holland” and most of New Zealand that are left ill defined as is the north west coast of America. “De Gama’s Land” is noted slightly above and to the east of Japan.
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 750
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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