Australia & Oceana
Australia 1933
$ 39.00
Vintage original print: Australia map with detailed states and territories, towns and cities, railroads (red lines), rivers (black lines) and terrain (brown hachures). Of special historic note - telegraph lines and "submarine" cables are mapped.
Publisher/Author: World Syndicate Publishing
Page Size: 13 (w) by 9 1/8 (h) inches
Map Size: 11 (w) by 9 (h) inches
Mat Size: 18 by 14 inches
Optional mat/backing board: Crescent Select 100% virgin alpha-cellulose, conservation-grade board stock, 4 ply thickness (.050"-.060"). Mat + backing are neutral, off-white with a white core, 100% acid- and lignin-free to protect the map print. Each mat opening is a custom cut with a 45° beveled edge for optimal presentation.
Fits any standard 14 by 18 inches picture frame. See Mats and Frames for more information.
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Snapshot in time: When this map was published, Franklin D. Roosevelt was in the first year of his presidency and Fay Wray starred in King Kong.
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Oceana 1911
$ 39.00
The map: Antique map of Oceana, where the Indian Ocean meets the Pacific Ocean. This map covers a large region with color-tinted countries, detailed island chains, cities and time zones. The upper right corner includes the Hawaiian Islands and the upper left corner includes Burma and Siam. This original print is over 100 years old and was originally engraved by The Geographical Publishing Company cartographers.
Page Size: 14 5/8 (w) by 10 5/8 (h) inches
Map Size: 14 (w) by 10 (h) inches
Mat Size: 16 by 20 inches
Optional mat with backing board: Crescent Select 100% virgin alpha-cellulose, conservation-grade board stock, 4 ply thickness (.050"-.060"). Mat and backing board are neutral, off-white in color with a white core, 100% acid- and lignin-free to protect the map print. Each mat opening is a custom cut with a 45° beveled edge for optimal presentation.
Fits any standard 16 by 20 inches picture frame. See Mats and Frames for more information.
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Snapshot in time: William Taft was president of the United States; King George V was crowned king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand; the Mona Lisa painting was stolen from the Louvre in Paris - recovered in 1913
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Southeastern Australia and New Zealand 1917
$ 49.00
Vintage original print: Southeastern Australia and New Zealand orographic (landforms) and bathymetric (subsea terrain) map focused on the natural features of the two regions and the surrounding seas. Terrain is shown by elegant hypsometric tints, colors used to indicate land elevations and ocean depth. Details include geographic regions, rivers, waterbodies, coastal bays and harbors.
Inset maps of Tasmania and Sydney are included.
Publisher/Author: Oxford Press
Page Size: 18 (w) by 14 3/8 (h) inches
Map Size: 17 1/2 (w) by 14 1/8 (h) inches
Mat Size: 24 by 20 inches
Optional mat with backing board: Crescent Select 100% virgin alpha-cellulose, conservation-grade board stock, 4 ply thickness (.050"-.060"). Mat and backing board are neutral, off-white in color with a white core, 100% acid- and lignin-free to protect the map print. Each mat opening is a custom cut with a 45° beveled edge for optimal presentation.
Fits any standard 20 by 24 inches picture frame. See Mats and Frames for more information.
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Snapshot in time: The year this map was published, the U.S. entered WWI by declaring war on Germany. All Puerto Ricans became U.S. citizens after it became a territory. Nicholas II, the last Russian Tsar, abdicated.
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