Lot #405 - THE HUNTER SKETCHBOOK. Birds and Flowers of New South Wales drawn on the Spot
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Auction House:Leski Auctions
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Sale Name:Australian & Colonial
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Sale Date:15 Jul 2018 ~ 12noon (AEST)
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Lot #:405
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Lot Description:THE HUNTER SKETCHBOOK. Birds and Flowers of New South Wales drawn on the Spot
in 1788, 89 & 90 by Captain John Hunter RN of the First Fleet. Calaby, John (general ed.) [Canberra: National Library of Australia, 1989] 251pp. 100 colour plates, index, quarter cream calf and marbled boards in slipcase, #252 of the edition limited to 500 copies. Also, BAUDIN IN AUSTRALIAN WATERS - The Artwork of the French Voyage of Discovery to the Southern Lands 1800-1804 edited by Bonnemains, Forsyth & Smith [Melbourne, OUP, 1988]; and, THE ART OF THE FIRST FLEET & other early Australian drawings edited by Smith &Wheeler [Melbourne, OUP, 1988]. -
Estimate:A$200 - 300
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Realised Price:
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Category:Collectables
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