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C1901
(1909)
[AUSTRALIA-VIC] Rivoli Bay to Cape Otway
Magnificent detailed hydrographic chart of the southern coast of Australia, extending from Rivoli Bay, South Australia to Cape Otway, Victoria, surveyed by Henry James Stanley, with three insets at top right of; Portland Bay, Port Fairy and Warrnambool Harbour. First … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
[AUSTRALIA-VIC] Rivoli Bay to Cape Otway
Date:
C1901
(1909)
Condition:
Small repaired tear at lower right corner, otherwise in good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Copper engraving.
Image Size:
1152mm
x 660mm
Paper Size:
1188mm
x 888mm
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Genuine antique
dated:
1909
Description:
Magnificent detailed hydrographic chart of the southern coast of Australia, extending from Rivoli Bay, South Australia to Cape Otway, Victoria, surveyed by Henry James Stanley, with three insets at top right of; Portland Bay, Port Fairy and Warrnambool Harbour.
First issued 4th September, 1901, this chart is a new edition dated April 1909 without small corrections.
C.19th charts issued by the British Hydrographic Office were continually updated and as a consequence seafarers, merchants and pilots discarded earlier versions, making these charts, rare survivors. The Hydrographic Office first offered it’s chart for sale to the general public through a series of chart agents in 1821.
References:
Ingleton, G. Charting a Continent. Sydney 1944: p.86-87.
Collections:
State Library Victoria: MAPS 100 AJ 1795- (1062) (later issue small corrections 1912-23)
State Library Victoria: MAPS 100 AJ 1795- (1062) ( small corrections 1912-23.)
Ingleton, G. Charting a Continent. Sydney 1944: p.86-87.
Collections:
State Library Victoria: MAPS 100 AJ 1795- (1062) (later issue small corrections 1912-23)
State Library Victoria: MAPS 100 AJ 1795- (1062) ( small corrections 1912-23.)
Hydrographic charting of Australia History ( - )
Naval policy dictated that Admiralty charts be destroyed when superseded to avoid navigational error. It was during Rear Admiral John Washington’s period as the Admiralty’s hydrographer, 1855-1863, that a series of agreements were drawn up with the Australian colonies. These agreements provided boats and crews for use by officers lent from the Royal Navy to chart the coasts and shoal waters in the approaches to the rapidly developing towns, communication with which was seriously hampered by the the frequency of shipwrecks. It had been the discovery of gold and the consequent rush of miners and emigrants from not only England but California that added greatly the numbers of ships sailing to Australia’s east coast. This led to numerous petitions being made to Her Majesty’s Government to chart the eastern approaches to Australia to make for safer passage for shipping.
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