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C1895
Verkehrskarte von Australien und Ozeanien.
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Detailed c.19th German map of Australia and the Pacific, shows telegraph cables, steamer routes and with a colour key of colonial possessions.
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S/N: AUOZ-MAP-AM-4620–193844
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Full Title:
Verkehrskarte von Australien und Ozeanien.
Date:
C1895
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Colour printed engraving.
Image Size:
285mm
x 217mm
Paper Size:
335mm
x 250mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1895
Description:
Detailed c.19th German map of Australia and the Pacific, shows telegraph cables, steamer routes and with a colour key of colonial possessions.
Wilhem Sievers (1860 - 1921)
German geologist and professor of geography at the University of Giessen. He published a number important works on South America and Oceanie. This image reflects the interest created by German colonial expansion in the Pacific beginning with New Guinea in 1884.
