Philips Australian Commonwealth Atlas 1944 Softcover Edition for Sale

On eBay Now...

Philips Australian Commonwealth Atlas 1944 Softcover Edition For Sale

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

Philips Australian Commonwealth Atlas 1944 Softcover Edition:
$14.00

Philips Australian Commonwealth Atlas 1944 Softcover Edition. Photos 1 and 2 show the front and back covers. Photo # 3 shows a closeup of the binding that is loose. Photo # 4 shows the binding in whole. I believe at some point the Atlas was rebound. Photo # 6 shows the Table of Contents. Photo # 6 shows where some scotch tape was used in the lower area between the Table of Contents and the Southern Heavens Map. Photo # 7 shows the Astronomical Geography of the Southern Heavens. Photo # 8 shows a map of Australia. Photo # 9 shows a map of Tasmania. Photo # 10 shows a map of British New Guinea. Photo # 11 shows some of the pictures in the Atlas. There are about 20 pages of pictures. Probably from the 1930\'s or earlier. Photo # 11 shows some scenes from Sydney. left to right, St. Mary\'s Cathedral, University of Sydney, Manley entrance to Sydney Harbor, Surf Board at Palm Beach, Sydney Harbor Bridge. The small island in the front I believe is Shark Island. Town Hall in Sydney is shown, and St. Andrews Cathedral. Photo # 12 shows. to right, London Bridge, located in Port Campbell, Victoria. The bridge fell down in 1990, view from Mount Kosciusko, New South Wales. Mt. Kosciusko is Australia\'s tallest mountain at 7,310 feet and is located on the Main Ridge of the Snowy Mountains in Kosciuszko National Park. Grand Column in Jenolan Caves, New South Wales, Hawkesbury River, NSW, A Karri Forest, Pemberton, Western Australia, Stanwell Park, NSW and Manning River, and farming flats, NSW. Photo # 13 shows some logging scenes, left to right, Virgin Land, Western Australia, Bush scene, Victoria, Loading Red Gum Trees on the River Murray, which is Australia\'s longest river in South Eastern Australia. timber cutters in Victoria, timber felling, Western Australia, Steam Hauling gear, Western Australis, Australian saw mill and Jarrah wood stacked for seasoning, Western Australia. Jarrah wood or trees botanical name is: Eucalyptus marginata and historically known as Swan River mahogany. The tree is mostly found in the southwest of Western Australia. Photo # 14 shows photos from the British Graham Land Expedition wo Graham Land in Antarctica between 1934 and 1937 under the leadership of John Rymill. All the photos are reproduced from the book, Southern Lights. the official account of the expedition with the permission of the publishers, Mesrs. Chatto and Windus. Left to right, ice breaking up in One Year Old Bay, Open ice pack in Marguerite Bay, maintaining supplies by air, meteorological instruments, Argentina Islands, sleigh dogs at temporary camp, using the plane table and the expedition\'s base camp. Shelf # 58.