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French trade card showing Australia marked as 'Oceanie' on the globe for French clothing merchant Maison de la Belle Jardinière

SubjectIndigenous peoples–Australia
Oceania
Advertising
French language–Writing
Pictures
Category2. National boundaries
PlaceParis
PublisherChampenois
CreatorMaison de la Belle Jardinière
Current HolderNational Library of Australia
Period Of Reference1895/1910
Item Number 6250742
Access RightsDigitised
RightsOut of Copyright
Country Of Origin France
LanguageFrench
Description From Source 1 card : colour illustrations ; 7 x 11 cm Advertising card issued by French clothing and dress company, Maison de la Belle Jardinière. Features a colour illustration of two South Pacific Islander or Indigenous Australian people, one of whom is holding a wicker tray of fruit, while the other is holding a caged parrot. They are shown standing on the globe with Australia marked as “Oceanie”. Advertising text on the verso of the card relating to the Maison de la Belle Jardinière clothing company, accompanying images of meals won by the company.
Physical Format Trade card
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