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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Australian History
• Sale Date:
  30 May 2017 ~ 10am - Session 1: Lots 1 - 406
  30 May 2017 ~ 2.30pm - Session 2: Lots 407 - 715
• Lot #:
  483
• Lot Description:
  FIRST LARGE-SCALE MAP OF THE AUSTRALIAN CONTINENT
  “Hollandia Nova detecta 1644; Terre Australe decouverte l’an 1644” by Melchisedech Thevenot [Paris, 1644]. The very rare first issue in its first state: with the latitudes incorrectly numbered, without the Tropic of Capricorn, without rhumb lines, and without Tasman’s track. Engraved map 37x51cm. Original folds, a little spotted, but a very good example.
• Estimate:
  A$20,000 - 25,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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