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C1876
Australia
Mapmaker:
Scarce c.19th map of Australia, with South Australia and the “Northern Territory of South Australia” shown unseparated. On 1 January 1911, the Northern Territory, was separated from South Australia and transferred to federal control. The map also shows the natural … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Australia
Date:
C1876
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour.
Image Size:
410mm
x 320mm
Paper Size:
449mm
x 364mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1876
Description:
Scarce c.19th map of Australia, with South Australia and the “Northern Territory of South Australia” shown unseparated.
On 1 January 1911, the Northern Territory, was separated from South Australia and transferred to federal control. The map also shows the natural water drainage westward from the colonies of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria into South Australia. Included are existing railways and those proposed.
References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 :: 10233.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 2922438
State Library New South Wales: 991012630249702626
State Library Victoria: 997830913607636
State Library South Australia: 919.4230431 S726
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 :: 10233.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 2922438
State Library New South Wales: 991012630249702626
State Library Victoria: 997830913607636
State Library South Australia: 919.4230431 S726
Edward Weller (1819 - 1884)
Distinguished British cartographer, engraver, and publisher whose work contributed significantly to the popular dissemination of geographic knowledge in the mid to late c.19th. Active during a period of rapid expansion in global exploration and imperial cartography, Weller became one of the foremost mapmakers associated with The Weekly Dispatch Atlas and later the London Atlas of Universal Geography, works that brought high-quality maps to a broad middle-class readership.
Born in London in 1819, Weller trained as a draughtsman and engraver in an era when advances in lithography and steel-plate engraving were transforming the mapmaking industry. By the 1840s, he had established himself at 34 Red Lion Square, Holborn, where he operated as an engraver, draughtsman, and publisher. His early work included finely engraved maps for a variety of publishers and periodicals, but he rose to prominence through his long association with the publisher Cassell, Petter & Galpin.
Edward Weller’s contributions helped standardise mid-Victorian cartographic design and facilitated public engagement with geography through affordable, well-made maps. He remained active in London until his death in 1884. His output represents a bridge between the artisanal engraving traditions of the early nineteenth century and the industrial lithographic production that came to dominate the later Victorian period.
