C1872

Australasia.

Mapmaker:

$A 325

Unusual c.19th hand coloured map of Australia showing an outdated pre colonisation of the continent. The towns of Perth (1829), Adelaide (1836) and Melbourne (1835) are not shown although the map was issued in the 1872 edition of Blackie & … Read Full Description

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S/N: BIAOMG-AM-103–188791

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Full Title:

Australasia.

Date:

C1872

Mapmaker:

Sidney Hall (1788 - 1831)

Condition:

Minor wear to lower centrefold, otherwise in good condition.

Technique:

Hand coloured copper engraving.

Image Size:

377mm

x 260mm

Paper Size:

404mm

x 273mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1872

Description:

Unusual c.19th hand coloured map of Australia showing an outdated pre colonisation of the continent.

The towns of Perth (1829), Adelaide (1836) and Melbourne (1835) are not shown although the map was issued in the 1872 edition of Blackie & Sons, Imperial Atlas of Modern Geography, identified by the Plate number in Roman Numerals at top right, CIII. In the earlier editions the atlas contained sixty six maps whereas the later editions the numbering was over one hundred maps. Additionally in the earlier editions of the plate number appears at the lower right corner.

From Blackie & Sons, Imperial Atlas of Modern Geography.

References:
Tooley, R.V. The Mapping of Australia. London 1979 :: 681, p.92.

Sidney Hall (1788 - 1831)

A London engraver from fl. 1817 to 1831 who worked at first from 18 Strand, and moved to Bury street Bloomsbury in 1819. He engraved general atlases and separate maps for various authors and publishers. Upon his early death - he was only in his 40s - Hall's business was inherited and continued by his wife, Selina Hall.

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