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C1841
Colony of New South Wales. Swan River Settlement. Australia.
Mapmaker:
Scarce, detailed c.19th hand coloured map of Australia and New South Wales and an insets; of Swan River Settlement and Australia with the New Settlement of South Australia. The map extends from Pt.Dromedary in the south to Trial Bay in … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Colony of New South Wales. Swan River Settlement. Australia.
Date:
C1841
Mapmaker:
Condition:
Small repaired tear at lower margin to the right of the centre fold, two faint spots otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
410mm
x 340mm
Paper Size:
452mm
x 361mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1841
Description:
Scarce, detailed c.19th hand coloured map of Australia and New South Wales and an insets; of Swan River Settlement and Australia with the New Settlement of South Australia.
The map extends from Pt.Dromedary in the south to Trial Bay in the north and west to Macquarie’s Ranges. South Australia is named New Settlement of South Australia. On the inset of the Swan River Settlement is a note stating; “Site of the Intended Town of Clarence“
A new general atlas of the world, compiled from the latest authorities both English & foreign, containing separate maps of its various countries & states, and exhibiting their boundaries & divisions, also the chains of mountains, rivers, lakes and other geographical features, comprehended in forty sevn.
References:
Tooley, R.V. The Mapping of Australia. London 1979 :: 459.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 8032453
Tooley, R.V. The Mapping of Australia. London 1979 :: 459.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 8032453
John Crane Dower (1791 - 1846)
Dower was a London based map maker, engraver and printer, the son and successor of John Crane Dower's map business. He was elected to the Royal Geographical Society in 1854.
