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Forster, G.


Charte von der Südlichen Halbkugel


No place, but Berlin, no date but 1778. Copper plate engraving 39x45 cm, B/W as issued. (Clancey, 1995; G. Forster)


An exact copy of the map of the Chart of the Southern hemisphere, published in Forster's English edition of a Voyage around the World. Our copy from the slightly later German translation lacks the surrounding texts, found in the English version of the map. George Forster, son of Johann Reinhold Forster, who participated in Cook's second voyage (1772-1775) to find the famous South Land. The your Forster was a brilliant writer and botanist. His book: J.R. Forster A Voyage Around The World (London 1777) was translated in German and published under the title Johann Reinhold Forster's Reise ...

Forster, G.
€ 1400
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Downer, John


New Zealand


1861 - B/W as issued.


Set of two maps showing the North Island and the Middle & South Islands

Downer, John
€ 220
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