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C1887
AUSTRALIA-Australia
Mapmaker:
Detailed c.19th map of Australia with an inset map of Tasmania at bottom and explorers tracks. South Australia and Northern Territory are shown as one state.
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S/N: WAPIC-MAP-018–193034
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Full Title:
AUSTRALIA-Australia
Date:
C1887
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour.
Image Size:
430mm
x 330mm
Paper Size:
477mm
x 370mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1887
Description:
Detailed c.19th map of Australia with an inset map of Tasmania at bottom and explorers tracks. South Australia and Northern Territory are shown as one state.
Sir William Johnston (1802 - 1888)
Sir William Johnston ( 1802 - 1888) He started as a printer in 1825 and then founded the firm of A & K Johnston. On 2 December 1837 he was appointed engraver and printer to Queen Victoria. He first published a 'National Atlas' and a 'Royal Atlas' which included much new information especially in the newly settled colonies in the Southern Hemisphere. Recent discoveries inland, in many colonies were now noted for the first time.
