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

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Title
French trade card showing Australia marked as 'Oceanie' on the globe for French clothing merchant Maison de la Belle Jardinière
Subject
Indigenous peoples--Australia
Oceania
Advertising
French language--Writing
Pictures
Category
2. National boundaries
Place
Paris
Publisher
Champenois
Creator
Maison de la Belle Jardinière
Current holder
National Library of Australia
Period of reference
1895 – 1910
Link
http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-120464699
Item number
6250742
Access rights
Digitised
Rights
Out of Copyright
Country of origin
France
Language
French
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