A Collection of Pacific Exploration Medals
Lot 657 SESSION 3 (2.30pm Tuesday 31st March) A Collection of Pacific Exploration Medals
Estimate $500
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GERMANY, Von Humboldt, Alexander, c1850, bronze (61mm, 7.5mm thick), by G. Loos. Obverse, Von Humboldt right and his birth date Sept. 14, 1769, reverse, allegorical figures. Extremely fine.
Alexander Von Humboldt (1769-1859), explorer of the Amazon River, naturalist, lecturer and author.
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