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Australian & Historical, Day 2 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:666
Sale Title:Australian & Historical, Day 2Lots with images:661
Auction Location:Melbourne 
Date:8-Dec-2024 
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Melrose Ware group of six assorted pottery flower troughs in various glazes, the largest 32.5 cm wide
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Melrose Ware group of ten assorted pottery vases including unusual pair with mustard glaze, a rare orange glazed example, decorated examples, mantle vases and jardiniere, the largest 24 cm high
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Melrose Ware group of six assorted blue glazed pottery vases, one with gum leaf decoration and another example with green highlights, the largest 26 cm high
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Melrose Ware group of twelve assorted green glazed pottery vases, the largest 27 cm high
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Melrose Ware nine assorted unglazed, unfinished or hand painted examples, the largest 10.5 cm high
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Melrose Ware group of four assorted pottery vases glazed in blue, green and purple, three examples stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australian', the largest 22 cm high
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Melrose Ware group of five assorted green glazed pottery vases, four examples stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australian', the largest 22.5 cm high
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Melrose Ware group of three green glazed pottery two handled mantle vases, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australian', the largest 14 cm high, 26 cm wide
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Melrose Ware group of three green glazed pottery mantle vases, the largest 21 cm high
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Ellis pottery table lamp, 50 cm high overall
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Melrose Ware pair of green glazed pottery flower troughs, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australian', 12 cm high, 32 cm wide
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Melrose Ware cream glazed possum jug, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australian', 11 cm high
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A green glazed pottery vase incised 'H. King', together with a blue basket vase, a green canoe vase, and a Japanese Art pottery vase with banded decoration, (four items), the largest 25 cm high
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Melrose Ware green glazed kangaroo bowl and four green glazed pottery vases, A/F, (5 items), factory mark to base, the bowl 11 cm high, 25 cm wide
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Melrose Ware blue glazed pottery mantle vase, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australian', 29 cm high
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Melrose Ware cream glazed pottery two handled mantle vase, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australian', 24 cm high
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Thirteen assorted pottery plates and dishes, the largest 30 cm diameter
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Twelve assorted studio pottery vases, beaker and bowl, including Mitsuo Shoji and Barry Blight, the largest 23 cm high
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Ten pieces of assorted Australian pottery including Laycock, Bruce, Armfield, Sanders, etc, the lidded jar 30 cm high
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Artist unknown blue and brown glazed two handled pottery vase, 12 cm high
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Two vintage 'Vit clay Pipes' pottery ashtrays, together with a cascade beer treen ware barrel tobacco jar, 20th century, (3 items), the larger ashtray 19 cm diameter
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Melrose Ware green glazed gum nut and leaf vase, brown and green glazed gum nut and leaf vase, and a blue glazed vase, the largest 17 cm high
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John Campbell unusual pottery wall pocket with unusual blue and green mottled glaze, together with a Remued blue glazed wall pocket, (2 items), 10 cm and 25 cm high
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Ellis group of five assorted green glazed pottery bowls and serving dishes, the largest 39 cm wide
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Ellis group of eight assorted pottery vases, the largest 29.5 cm high
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Ellis pottery planter pot, assorted mugs, spice jars, canister, jar and jug, (15 items), the largest 29.5 cm high
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Ellis green glazed pottery table ware, jugs, vase, bowl and serving dishes, (11items), the largest 22.5 cm high
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Ellis pottery condiments, dishes, jug, vases, candle holders, etc, (15 items), the largest 20 cm high
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Seven assorted green and brown glazed pottery vases, wall pockets and a jug, by Newtone and Trent, the largest 23 cm high
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Guy Boyd pink glazed pottery plaque and jar (no lid) with floral decoration, Ellis pottery dish and vases, an Aboriginal pottery face plaque, and an English Arts & Crafts pottery vase, (8 items), the largest 25 cm high
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Artist unknown brown glazed pottery bird feeder, incised '19.01.40', 29 cm high
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Fowler Ware tan treacle glazed pottery Toby jug, circular stamp to base, 22 cm high
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Florenz 'Ye Olde Crusty' green glazed wine flagon, 21 cm high
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Bendigo pottery teapot, sugar basin and two jugs, all with mottled pink and green sponge ware finish, (4 items), the teapot 10 cm high, 20 cm wide
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Two Australian pottery hardback reference books by Greg hill:, I.) Victoria's Earliest Potteries, II.) Victoria's Earliest porcelain works.
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Edward Henty & his Wife, Frances Elizabeth Hopkins:, hand coloured silver gelatin photographs housed in two examples of, Mascher's improved stereoscope, Philadelphia, patent, March 9th 1853., each 24.5 x 15 cm when open. (2)., Edward Henty (1810 - 1878) was a pioneer British colonist and is regarded, as the first permanent settler in the Port Phillip district.
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A leather-bound presentation album of mainly albumen paper prints laid down on large card pages. Predominantly views of Scotland, Ireland, England, Wales, and France, but also noted Scandinavian, German and Belgian images; annotated in a neat hand beneath most images. The work of several photographers is evident, including George Washington Wilson, Thomas Polson Lugton, Johannes Jaeger, Axel Lindahl, Francis Frith, William Lawrence, and others. (121); various sizes, the largest 21 x 27 cm approx.
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Charles Nettleton, Alfred Hospital, circa 1874, albumen paper print laid down on printed card identifying the photographer and the subject; the image 12 x 18 cm; overall 19.5 x 24.5 cm., the movement for a second general public hospital in Melbourne was initiated in 1866 by James service and three doctors (S.D. Bird, T.M. Girdlestone and J. Blair). The foundation stone was laid by Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, on 6th March 1869. The architect was Charles Webb. The original buildings comprised of the…
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Samuel white sweet (1825 - 1886), coast Native's Wurlie, 1878, albumen print photograph laid down on cabinet card with red printed title and frame, overall 11 x 16.5 cm.
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Nettleton group of three black and white albumen prints, each framed and mounted with title captions:, I.) Melbourne from St. Kilda Road, II.) Collins Street (from Treasury), III.) Wesley College, sheet size 13 x 20 cm each, 25 x 31 cm each overall
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Charles Nettleton, group of five black and white albumen prints, each mounted with title captions:, I.) Melbourne from St. Kilda Road, II.) public library, III.) library front Parliament house, IV.) 50 ton crane, V.) Government house, sheet size 13 x 20 cm each, 24 x 30 cm each overall.
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Antique albumen prints of S.T. Gill images of Victoria, each mounted on card and captioned in pencil, 19th century, sheet size 13 x 19 cm each, mounts 21 x 25 cm each overall. (12 items). Mixed condition.
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Baker & Farquhar original silver gelatine print depicting a scene at the Melbourne Cup circa 1890, mounted on card; the image 16 x 20.5. Overall 25 x 30.5 cm.
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Salvation army: group of thirteen salon cabinet portrait photographs of members of the Australian Salvation army, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne photographers; together with a theatrical portrait by Wellesley brown of Geelong, late 19th century, (14 items)
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[Federation] Victorian Celebrations May 1901 'A souvenir of the visit of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to Melbourne, Victoria, to open the first Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia.' being a group of twenty-seven gelatin photographs laid down on numbered, annotated cards 'Prepared by Direction of the Government of the state of Victoria by Robt. S. Brain, Government Printer.' each overall 30 x 38 cm. (27).
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'R.F. Beggs Winner 10 Mile Amateur Championship of Victoria, 1906' attractive black and white albumen photograph, mounted on original charcoal card with caption, (later framing), sheet size 20 x 15 cm, 40 x 32 cm overall
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A wooden box containing approximately 30 glass plate negatives, all labeled and most appear to be a record of St. George's day activities at Warwick, including a football match, a procession, the clubhouse at the bowling green, etc.
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William M. Baley assorted medium format glass plate negatives, including photographs of Aboriginal camps, bush scenes, portraits etc., early 20th century. Inspection will reward.
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Vine Studios, Wangaratta: a substantial accumulation of glass plates, mostly by Dudley Sheppard, photographer, circa 1920s, accompanied by contact prints made by the late Joyce Evans of Melbourne, from whose estate this lot emanates. (quantity).
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An archive of Australian travel related celluloid negatives (approx.100), circa 1920s, accompanied by a number of prints taken from the negatives. Subjects include Aborigines on the Trans-Australian railway, early aviation scenes, country properties, etc.
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A series of magic-lantern slides by T.W. Cameron of Bourke St., Melbourne, depicting an early 1900s trip in the outback by bull-nose Ford with a field camera, (29).
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A. E. Jarratt (1886-1962), black and white albumen photographic print of coastal woodland; together with a beach scene, signed on the mount lower right 'A. E. Jarratt', early 20th century, the larger sheet size 20.5 x 16 cm, 39 x 32 cm overall
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John Eaton (1881-1966) 'Carrum Creek' silver gelatine photograph, signed in pencil lower right, sheet size 31.5 x 39.2 cm
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Peg Clarke 'A Warrior' black and white albumen print of a gumtree, signed and titled in pencil in the lower margin, sheet size 31 x 25 cm, 50 x 37 cm overall
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'TAA Presents Australia Today, Sydney Harbour' large format hand coloured photographic print in hardwood frame, mid 20th century, 79 x 99 cm overall
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'50 Masterpieces of Photography' by Dr Julian Smith, 50 photo-lithographs, each pencil signed and titled in the lower margins, (not in folio, but with 8 page explanatory pamphlet.) mainly very good condition.
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Wolfgang Sievers group of three black and white photographic prints, each titled and dated verso, with Sievers' ink stamp, circa 1960s-1970s, sheet size 20 x 24.5 cm
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Mark Strizic (1928-2012) 'Swan Street, Richmond at church Street - two, 1963', silver gelatin print, signed lower right 'Strizic, '98', mounted on board, 36 x 27 cm overall
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British Antarctic 'Nimrod' Expedition 1907 - 1909:, a remarkable, complete set of twelve sterling silver wine goblets (7 cm high), presented on a felt board (which would have once fitted into a timber case). Each goblet (made by Stewart Dawson & Co) is engraved with a scene, animal or bird and is further engraved around the base with a legend:, 'Antarctica 1907 - 09' (a husky), 'Bay of whales 1908' (the camp-site, named by Shackleton 24 January 1908), 'Western mountains Journey' (a leopard seal), '1ST…
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A pocket compass, donated for a charity auction on 23rd September 2010, by the Hon. Alexandra Shackleton, from the Shackleton family collection., the fully magnetized compass is housed in an oak frame with brass fittings, and is circa 1860s., 66 x 66 mm., Alexandra Shackleton has been much involved in her grandfather's legacy and is a past president of the James Caird Society.
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Sir Charles Seymour Wright (1887 - 1975), a May 1914 Als from E.N. Peacock, on his Austin Friars house letterhead, suggesting that he would like to get together with Wright, then at Cambridge, asking when they can meet in Cambridge or London., Wright was a member of Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition, which concluded the previous year.
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A June 1914 handwritten Als from W. Eccles to Charles Wright at Cambridge; on British Association for the Advancement of Science. Committee for Radiotelegraphic Investigation letterhead, thanking Wright for the loan of his Wulf Electrometer and promising to return it 'In good time'., William Henry Eccles, F.R.S. Was a physicist and pioneer in the development of radio communication.
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June 14 hand-written note from A.S. Eddington to Charles Wright, on Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington house, London notepaper, inviting Wright to accompany him to a forthcoming R.A.S. Dinner and meeting , where he 'Introduce you [Wright] to him [Turner] and you can tell him more it' [the need for additional geodetic apparatus]., Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington Om Frs[2] (1882 – 1944) was an astronomer, physicist, and mathematician. He was also a philosopher and popularizer of science. The Eddington Limit…
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A rare collection of original Frank Hurley photographs from the 'Endurance' Expedition Led by Ernest Shackleton, 1914 - 1917:, vintage silver gelatin photograph, 15 x 20 cm, laid down on grey card, numbered '1' in the top right corner and titled in manuscript below the image 'Locked in the ice'. Our research suggests that the hand-writing is Hurley's. The photographs were presented to an American colleague of Hurley's in the 1930s.
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Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 20 x 15 cm, laid down on grey card, numbered '2' in the top right corner and titled in manuscript below the image 'The low sun after winter'. Our research suggests that the hand-writing is Hurley's.
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Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 15 x 20 cm, laid down on grey card, numbered '3' in the top right corner and titled in manuscript below the image 'White Warfare'. Our research suggests that the hand-writing is Hurley's.
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Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 20 x 15 cm, laid down on grey card, numbered '4' in the top right corner and titled in manuscript below the image 'The morning after the ship was abandoned 346 miles from land'. Our research suggests that the hand-writing is Hurley's.
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Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 15 x 20 cm, laid down on grey card, numbered '5' in the top right corner and titled in manuscript below the image 'The result of ten seconds pressure : the Endurance driven up on to the ice.'. Our research suggests that the hand-writing is Hurley's.
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Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 15 x 20 cm, laid down on grey card, numbered '6' in the top right corner and titled in manuscript below the image 'The final phase of the crushing of the Endurance after three months battling with the pressure.'. Our research suggests that the hand-writing is Hurley's.
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Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 15 x 20 cm, laid down on grey card, numbered '7' in the top right corner and titled in manuscript below the image 'Our home on the drifting ice for five and a half months.'. Our research suggests that the hand-writing is Hurley's.
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Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 15 x 20 cm, laid down on grey card, numbered '8' in the top right corner and titled in manuscript below the image 'The three boats drawn up under the inaccessible cliffs of elephant Island.'. Our research suggests that the hand-writing is Hurley's.
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Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 15 x 20 cm, laid down on grey card, numbered '9' in the top right corner and titled in manuscript below the image 'Twenty two men of the Expedition lived under these boats on elephant Island for four and a half months, awaiting rescue.'. Our research suggests that the hand-writing is Hurley's.
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Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 15 x 20 cm, laid down on grey card, numbered '10' in the top right corner and titled in manuscript below the image 'The start of the 750 mile voyage across the Sub-Antarctic Ocean in our 22 ft boat ballasted with a large supply of Faith and Hope.'. Our research suggests that the hand-writing is Hurley's.
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Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 15 x 20 cm, laid down on grey card, numbered '12' in the top right corner and titled in manuscript below the image:, 'At Last', 'Do you recall the sweep of savage splendor', 'That land that measures each man at his worth', 'And feel again in memory, half fierce, half tender', 'The brotherhood of men who know the South?', our research suggests that the hand-writing is Hurley's.
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Vintage silver gelatin photograph, 15 x 20 cm, laid down on grey card, numbered '11' in the top right corner and titled in manuscript below the image 'The day of rescue, the fog rolls back, the ship appears, the many months of weary waiting are almost over.'. Our research suggests that the hand-writing is Hurley's.
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Apsley Cherry-Gerrard (1886-1959), 'The Worst Journey in the world : Antarctic : 1910 - 1913', [London : Constable and Company, 1922] in two vols. Original quarter linen over blue paper boards, printed paper spine labels, edges untrimmed, half-titles, 8vo. First edition, lxiv 300 [4], VIII 301-585 [1], retaining binder's blank at rear of volume 2; illustrated with 58 plates including colour frontispieces, with tissue-guards, and 10 folding panoramas (only found in the first edition), 5 maps (4 folding).…
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Books: 'The heart of the Antarctic' by Shackleton (1932), 'The crossing of Antarctica' by Fuchs and Hillary (1958); 'High Latitude' by Davis (1962), 'Blizzard and Fire' by Bechervaise (1963), 'Mawson - a Life' by Ayres (1999), and 'Antarctica - a Biography' by day (2012, signed). (total: 6 vols).
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A framed $100 Mawson banknote, countersigned by the original signatories circa 2000, Tony Cole (Secretary to the Treasury) and Bernie Fraser (Governor of the reserve bank), mounted framed and glazed with the original signatures of the then Governor general (William Deane), then Prime Minister (John Howard), then Treasurer (Peter Costello) and the world famous Antarctic Explorer and conqueror of mount Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary. Numbered 24/50, the presentation was created to raise funds for the…
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Sir Edmund Hillary (1919 - 2008) signed New Zealand $5 banknote depicting him and mount Everest on the front (where he has signed) and a yellow-eyed Antarctic penguin on the reverse of a second $5 banknote., mounted, framed and glazed for the Antarctic Heritage Trust;, overall 33 x 50 cm.
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Francois Valentijn (1666 - 1727), Anthony van Diemens land, copper plate engraving, 1726, depicting the scene described in Abel Tasman's journal on 25th November 1642, image 13 x 17 cm; whole page 34 x 21 cm., 'This land being the first land we have met with in the South Sea and not known to any European nation, we have conferred on it the name of Anthoony van Diemenslandt in honour of the Honourable Governor-General, our illustrious master, who sent US to make this discovery....'
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Bellin, Jacques Nicolas [1703-1772], carte Reduite Des Terres Australes pour servir a l'histoire des voyages / par le Sr. Bellin, Ing. De la marine de la Societe Royale de Londres & ca. 1753;, 22 x 29.5 cm (plate size); framed, 50 x 57 cm overall., original copperplate engraved map of a Reduced chart of the Southern Lands by Jacques Nicolas Bellin for Prevost's L'Histoire Generale des voyages (general history of voyages) published in Paris in 1753. Published nearly 20 years prior to Cook's 'Discovery' of…
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Robert Benard after James cook: 'Carte de Ia Nle. Galles Meridle. Ou de la CoI‚te Orientale de la Nle. Hollande deI?couverte et visiteI?e par le Lieutenant J. Cook, Commandant de l'Endeavour, vaisseau de SA MajesteI? en 1770' [in French, Paris, 1774]. 37 x 78 cm. Outline colour., a map of New South Wales, or the East coast of New Holland from Prince of Wales Isles to point Hicks showing the track of the Endeavour. Depths shown by soundings in fathoms.
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Giovanni Antonio Remondini: 'Nouvelle Mappe Monde dediee au progres de nos connoissances'; a striking decorative map of the world, oriented to show the 'Hemisphere Marine' (Southern Hemisphere) and 'Hemisphere Terrestre' (Northern Hemisphere) originally issued by Charles Pierre Boullanger and later by Santini in 1776 and Remondini in 1784. Hand coloured. 49.5 x 68.5 cm., the map includes a massive bay of the West and partial coastlines of New Zealand and Australia. No sign of the discovery of Antarctica.…
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Alexander Hogg, chart of van Diemen's land, [London, circa 1784), engraved by T. Bowen for 'A new Accurate...and complete history of a voyage round the World...', 2 examples, one attractively hand coloured, each approx. 23 x 39 cm. (2).
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R. Bonne [1727-94] 'Nlle galles Meridle [i.e. Nouvelle galles Meridionale], ou, Cote Orientale de la Nouvelle Hollande / par M. Bonne, Ingenieur-Hydrographe de la Marine' [Paris, 1788]. 35 x 25 cm. Tooley 233., the main map shows the track of Cook's first voyage along the East coast of Australia in the Endeavour (Pt. Hicks 20 April 1770 - cape York Aug. 1770.). The Van-Diemen inset shows the tracks of hallmarked sterling adventure under the command of Furneaux when separated from cook during his second…
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John Arrowsmith & Matthew Flinders, chart of Terra Australis. East coast - sheet V, by M. Flinders, Comm'r of H.M. Sloop 'Investigator' 1802 - 1803, copper engraving, published by G. & W. Nicol, London, 1814, (1st edition), 47 x 64 cm; mounted., map of the north-east coast of Queensland from cape Grafton to cape Flattery showing track of Investigator in 1802 and part of track of Cumberland in 1803. Relief shown by hachures and bathymetric soundings.
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John Arrowsmith & Matthew Flinders, chart of Terra Australis. South coast - sheet IV, by M. Flinders, Comm'r of H.M. Sloop 'Investigator' 1802, copper engraving, published by G. & W. Nicol, London, 1814, (1st edition), 64 x 47 cm; mounted., map of the coast of South Australia and part of Victoria from cape Bernouilli to cape Otway showing track of Investigator, 1802. Relief shown by hachures and bathymetric soundings.
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C.V. Monin, Oceanie par C.V.Monin, 1834, steel engraved map of Australasia and Polynesia, with large insert map of New South Wales, from 'Atlas Classique de la Geographie Ancienne et Moderne', 28 x 40 cm; mounted.
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Alexandre Emile Lapie, carte de L'Oceanie - Contenant L'Australie, La Polynesie et Les Isles Asiatiques...., [Paris, 1842], copper engraved, with some hand-colouring, 40 x 55 cm; mounted.
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A.K. Johnston, Australia, circa 1850, steel engraving with borders hand coloured, 50 x 61 cm; mounted.
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John Tallis, Polynesia, or Islands in the Pacific Ocean., steel engraved map by J. Rapkin, 1851, with four lovely vignette views by H. Warren, with subtle contemporary hand-colouring, from Montgomery Martin's illustrated atlas, 26.5 x 35.5 cm; mounted.
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James Wyld, map of South Australia, New South Wales, van Diemen's land, and Settled parts of Australia. Respectfully dedicated to Major Sir T.L. Mitchell....Surveyor general of New South Wales, [London, circa 1848], engraved map with contemporary hand-colouring, 61 x 93 cm; mounted., with inserts of Sydney, Adelaide, Western Australia and Tasmania.
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Edward Stanford, the Australian Colonies, hand coloured steel engraved map, early 1859, published by he Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Sduk), 40 x 67.5 cm; mounted., a rare 1859 map of Australia, depicting a very unusual and short-lived interval in the internal territorial evolution of Australia., this fascinating map shows Australia as it appeared in the early months of 1859, featuring a peculiar combination of interim inter-colonial boundaries. It is one of the only maps to show this…
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A. & C. Black, Australia, engraved map with insert of Tasmania, engraving, printed in subtle colours circa 1859, before Queensland became a separate Colony., 42.5 x 55.5 cm; mounted.
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G.W. & C.B. Colton, (New York), Colton's Australia, hand coloured steel engraving, 1865, a highly detailed map, 33 x 40 cm; mounted.
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Australia hand coloured steel engraved map, including New Zealand, inserts of van Diemen's land and the Colony of New South Wales, published by D. Lizars of Edinburgh, 19th century, 44 x 54 cm, 50 x 62 cm overall
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Australia, by Keith Johnstone, framed and mounted, 56 x 57 cm overall
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Department of Lands and survey sectioned map titled 'Part of Coranderrk Aboriginal reserve Parish of Gracedale County of Evelyn', dated 1917; laid down in eight sections on linen with numerous manuscript annotations marking the 'Sanctuary', 'Commonwealth army medical School', and the names of numerous private owners and residents, including Aboriginal families. The owner's name in manuscript to the reverse. 36 x 53 cm opened out.
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New Holland, Australia circa 1825 map with attractive vignette lower left of George Stubbs's kangaroo, published by John Thomson of Edinburgh, 19 x 24.5 cm, 30 x 41 cm overall
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Fourteen assorted maps, mostly Victorian, 20th century
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