C1840

Australia in 1839.

Mapmaker:

J & C Walker

One of the finest maps made prior to the eras of inland exploration began and the discovery of gold. It clearly shows the extent of colonisation from 1788 beginning with Sydney. A key at the lower left lists the population … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Australia in 1839.

Date:

C1840

Mapmaker:

J & C Walker

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Copper engraving with original hand colouring

Image Size: 

400mm 
x 320mm
AUTHENTICITY
Australia in 1839. - Antique Map from 1840

Genuine antique
dated:

1840

Description:

One of the finest maps made prior to the eras of inland exploration began and the discovery of gold. It clearly shows the extent of colonisation from 1788 beginning with Sydney. A key at the lower left lists the population of each state with a total of 141,000 persons for the entire country. The most populated states New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land accounted for 85% of the total number.

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The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was established in 1826 and was a London organization that published inexpensive texts intended to adapt scientific and similarly high-minded material for the rapidly expanding reading public. It was established mainly at the instigation of Lord Brougham with the ambition of publishing information to people who were unable to obtain formal teaching, or who preferred self-education.  It was also stipulated that the publication would avoid party politics and religion in order to appeal to a wide audience and to avoid controversy amongst its members. Yet despite their removal from religion the Society attracted negative attention from Tories and the Church of England Commentators. This was largely due to its founding members’ role in political and educational reform. It also faced opposition from intellectuals such as Thomas Love Peacock (novelist, poet and official of the East India Company) who compared the society’s aim to distribute knowledge amongst the working class population to the newly planned network of railways that would span across Britain and as a result nicknamed the society “The Steam Intellect Society.” Despite its opposition, the progressive ideals of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge played a meaningful part in nineteenth-century educational history.

 

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