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MÜNSTER, Sebastian Mappa Europae,

The work that turned Europe Upside Down

£60,000

By MÜNSTER, Sebastian, 1536.

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PHILLIP, Arthur The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay;

The first official account of the first European settlement in Australia

£7,000

By PHILLIP, Arthur, 1789.

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HUNTER, John An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, with the Discoveries which have been made New South Wales and in the Southern Ocean, since the publication of Phillip's Voyage, compiled from the Official Papers;

Among the most important documents of the early years of the British in Australia

£5,000

By HUNTER, John, January 1, 1793.

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BURDEN, Philip D. The Mapping of North America II

The book documents the cartographic record of the discovery of North America from 1671 to 1700

£250

By BURDEN, Philip D., 2007.

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THEVENOT Melchisédec Relations de divers voyages curieux,

The most up-to-date practical knowledge on navigation and information on foreign countries

£35,000

By THEVENOT Melchisédec, 1666-1672.

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BOUGAINVILLE, Louis-Antoine de Voyage autour du monde,

France’s first official circumnavigation of the world – and the naming of a flower

£8,000

By BOUGAINVILLE, Louis-Antoine de, 1771.

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CALLANDER, John; and Didier ROBERT DE VAUGONDY Terra Australis Cognita: or voyages to the southern hemisphere, during the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries.

A serious proposal…

£8,000

By CALLANDER, John; and Didier ROBERT DE VAUGONDY, 1766-1768.

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BROSSES, Charles de Histoire des navigations aux Terres Australes.

Encouraging French colonisation

£10,000

By BROSSES, Charles de, 1756.

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THEVENOT, Melchisedec; and Abel Janszoon TASMAN Relations de Divers Voyages Curieux

Thevenot’s Voyages

£35,000

By THEVENOT, Melchisedec; and Abel Janszoon TASMAN, 1663.

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PARKINSON, Sydney A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas in his Majesty's Ship, The Endeavour.

“Kangaroo” in print for the first time

£18,000

By PARKINSON, Sydney, 1773.

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COOK, Captain James R.N., F.R.S. HAWKSWORTH, John; and James KING [Complete Set of the Official Accounts of His Three Voyages Round the World].

Set of Cook’s three voyages, with the plates and maps bound separately in three atlas volumes

£50,000

By COOK, Captain James R.N., F.R.S. HAWKSWORTH, John; and James KING, [1773 -1785].

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WENTWORTH, William Charles, and Sir Ralph DARLING Parliamentary Papers related to the dispute between Wentworth and Darling.

First inklings of self-government and nationhood for Australia

£2,000

By WENTWORTH, William Charles, and Sir Ralph DARLING, 1830 - 1835

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