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Photograph from Beattie’s Studio – Recherche Bay, South West Tasmania

An original photograph from Beattie’s Studio, Hobart of Port Davey, Western Tasmania. Size 20.5 x 15cm the image filling the whole of the photograph.

The Le Perouse Range from Rocky Bay, Recherche.

Overall in good condition showing some signs of handling and impressions on close inspection. The rear of the photograph carries the Beattie’s copyright stamp, that of the Agent General for Tasmania and various notes.

Solitary vessel in Recherche bay – Beattie’s Studio

$50.00

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Original Photograph by J.C. Breaden – Boating on the River Leven, North West Tasmania c1930

A good period image of a boating trip on the River Leve, North West Tasmania c1930. Size 21 x 15 cm and overall in good condition with some crimping from a previous mounting in the top left corner.

J.C. Breaden is recorded as having been a gifted Hobart amateur photographer who was active from 1920. He died in 1947. The rear of the photograph carries his stamp, that of the Agent General for Tasmanian and various notes.

Boating in the River Leven – gifted photographer

$30.00

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Globe Terrestre – 1683 Allain Manesson Mallet

An unusual original copper engraving from 1683. A depiction a hemisphere with the Atlantic at the centre so partly Old and New World. Below that the segmented opposite view with the distinct shape of the northern coastline of Australia and then Planisphere of the East and West hemispheres in the style of d’Arzael with the unusual blob shape in the position of Australia.

Mallet (1630-1706) was a French cartographer and engineer. He started his career as a soldier in the army of Louis XIV became a Sergeant Major and an Inspector of Fortifications. His maps have a beautiful decorative and unique style.

Price $240.00 framed in Voyager miniature map style ready to hang in your study.

Intriguing early representations of the World

$240.00

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Rhingia Campestris (Snout Fly) – Whole Insect Slide 19thC

The Snout or Hover Fly is common in the Paleartic region at certain times of the year. It has a very long “snout”’ which allows it to get at pollen that other insects cannot reach. A good 19th century whole insect slide with a good example of the aforementioned snout

Nice whole Northern Hemisphere insect slide

$50.00

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The Bragg Family in Adelaide – Jenkin

Special issue large octavo soft cover.

The author a scientist of distinction produced this pictorial celebration of the Bragg family in 1986. Twenty years later Jenkins published his book about “the most extraordinary collaboration in Science” below.

Great Pictorial Record Nice Succinct Narrative

$25.00

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The Legacy of Sir Lawrence Bragg – Various Leading Scientists

After a fine Adelaide schooling, nothing stopped Lawrence Bragg assisted by the genius that was his father. Here in “Selections and Reflections” we have the views of ten other Nobel Laureates about the man himself.

Best book for Bragging

$50.00

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