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C1895
Volkerkarte von Ozeanien und Australasien.
Mapmaker:
Detailed c.19th German map showing ethnographic distribution of Australia and the Pacific, with a colour key at lower right and an inset of Madagascar. References: Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 15688. Collections: National Library … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Volkerkarte von Ozeanien und Australasien.
Date:
C1895
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Colour printed engraving.
Image Size:
355mm
x 217mm
Paper Size:
403mm
x 250mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1895
Description:
Detailed c.19th German map showing ethnographic distribution of Australia and the Pacific, with a colour key at lower right and an inset of Madagascar.
References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 15688.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 3023273
State Library New South Wales: Call Numbers Q980/64
State Library Victoria: SLT 919 Si1
State Library South Australia: 990T b
State Library Queensland: 997166474702061
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.
