1800 Australia - MAP OF TASMANIA - BASS STRAIT - Rare Start Price USD 127.00 Current Price USD 127.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, November 26, 2008 End Time Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Location North of Seattle See more about '1800 Australia - MAP OF TASMANIA - BASS STRAIT - Rare' Description       1.888.656.2006   or   1.604.922.2444       questions@voyager-press.com Search by Topic Africa America - North America -South Arabia - Middle East Arctic - Antarctic Asia - Central Asia - China & Japan Asia - Southeast Australia & Pacific Bibliographies Europe Globes Graphic Arts Literature Maps & Prints Mountaineering Natural History Russia Sciences Signed & Inscribed Sir Richard F. Burton     Original Antique Engraved Map Map Title: Charte der Basses Strasse Zwischen Neu Süd Wallis u. Van Diemens Land. Printed: Weimar, 1800 A charming miniature map of Australia’s Bass Strait and Tasmania, then named Van Diemen’s Land. Also shows the southern coast of New South Wales, King Island, Three Hummock Island, Hunter Island, the Kent Group, the Furneaux Group and Banks Strait. This is an original engraved map. Unobtrusive chips to margin as seen in picture below, otherwise in very Good condition, and retaining a strong impression. Suitable for framing. Sheet measures approximately 7.5 inches x 4 inches (19 cm x 11 cm). Bass Strait separates Tasmania from Australia’s mainland, Victoria in particular, and was first discovered by a European in 1798, Matthew Flinders who named it after his ship's doctor George Bass. This is an original map from a multi-volume scientific journal titled "Allgemeine Geographische Ephemeriden", which issued fifty volumes from 1798-1816 and which encompassed critical contemporary topics of geography and astronomy.   Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!