Papua & New Guinea
This themed list spans five centuries of material relating to Western encounters with Papua and New Guinea. From Ruscelli’s double-hemisphere world-map revised for the 1598 printing of Ptolemy’s Geographia to the fine watercolour-portrait of Koapena, the Hood River region Chief and his meeting with the Australian Squadron leader Erskine recorded in a substantial photographic album.
Carte reduite des mers comprises entre l'Asie, l'Amerique apelees par les navigateurs Mer du Sud...
Paris, 1756
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Ref: #4504220
A Map of the Discoveries Made by Captn. Willm. Dampier…
London, 1744
Price (AUD):
$950.00
US$618.99 Other currencies
Ref: #4107419
Fine engraved plate of two New Guinea kingfishers, prepared for the official account of the...
Paris, circa 1826
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Ref: #4111699
The Native Races of the Indian Archipelago.
London, 1853
Price (AUD):
$1,450.00
US$944.77 Other currencies
Ref: #2709126
Canoe of the Duke of York's Island.
London, 1792
Price (AUD):
$400.00
US$260.63 Other currencies
Ref: #4402902
Philips' New Series of Travelling Maps. Tasmania and New Guinea with Index.
London & Liverpool, circa 1880
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Ref: #3807808
Photographic Carte de visite portrait of T.H. Huxley.
circa 1880
Price (AUD):
$650.00
US$423.52 Other currencies
Ref: #4304404
Oceanic Group… American Group…
circa 1875
Price (AUD):
$2,850.00
US$1,856.96 Other currencies
Ref: #3806749
Among Papuan Headhunters…
London, 1925
Price (AUD):
$290.00
US$188.95 Other currencies
Ref: #3602338