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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
28-May-2023
Lot No.
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Description:
Emanuel Bowen (1694-1767), A Map of the Discoveries Made by Captn. Willm. Dampier in the Roebuck in 1699, copper engraving, hand-coloured, published by John Harris, 1744, image size 20 x 32 cm. Shows mainly New Guinea, New Britain and Timor. The text is quite alarming 'The inhabitants are generally speaking Blacks, but there is a Nation of Whites seated in one part of it whom some have suspected to be a remnant of the Ten Tribes of Israel, who were carried into captivity by the Assyrians... the inhabitants of the Moluccas are known to trade with the people of this Country for Gold and Spices which sufficiently demonstrates that it is well worth the discovering.'
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Category:
Unclassified