Antique Royal Tour Linen Map Governor General Duke Gloucester Australia 1934
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Fine antique official linen backed track chart map of Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester's Australian Royal Tour of October-December 1934. The map is titled 'Map of Australia' and overprinted with detailed rail, road and sea routes, the chart records the Duke's extensive official itinerary across all states, undertaken on behalf of King George V, showing the full scale of the tour through dense plotting. From the collection of Major Michael Charles Babington Hawkins (1914-1977), and his wife Virginia nee Heath, he was ADC to Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester.
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Royal: George V (1910-1936)
To Commemorate: Royal Tour
Type: Map
Royalty: UK Royalty
Year: 1934
Manufacturer: Royal Household
Features: Antique
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Vintage: Yes