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C1930
Australia Map Indicating the Position of Principal Deposits of / Copper and Tin / Locaties Shown Thus
Mapmaker:
Rare large scale geological map of Australia showing the principal deposits of Copper and Tin up to 1930. We have been unable to locate an example in any Australian institutional collection.
$A 850
S/N: POPD-003-GEO–318520
(RW02-A F)
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Full Title:
Australia Map Indicating the Position of Principal Deposits of / Copper and Tin / Locaties Shown Thus
Date:
C1930
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Photolithograph with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
603mm
x 515mm
Paper Size:
704mm
x 567mm
AUTHENTICITY
Guaranteed Vintage Item
dated:
1930
Description:
Rare large scale geological map of Australia showing the principal deposits of Copper and Tin up to 1930.
We have been unable to locate an example in any Australian institutional collection.
Herbert Edward Powell (1871 - 1940)
Powell was a painter and photolithographer in Adelaide, South Australia. He was an important member of the South Australian Society of Arts. Born in Adelaide, son of baker William Powell, for whom Powell's Corner, Kent Town, was named. He was a student at the School of Design 1887–1900 under H. P. Gill, gaining several diplomas from the South Kensington Art School. He joined the Public Service in 1887 working in the Government photolithography department under Alfred Vaughan until succeeding him as Government photolithographer in 1921. The photolithographic department was responsible for production of much of the South Australian photographic resources used by the Education Department, Tourist Bureau and other departments. His was in this position as Government Photolithographer from 1922-1937.
