C1893

[AUSTRALIA-WA] Jones Island to Cape Voltaire including the Holothuria Banks

Mapmaker:

Hydrographic charting of Australia History ( - )

$A 750

Rare large Hydrographic chart of the most northerly part of Kimberly coast of Western Australia, including Jones Island to Cape Voltaire and including the Holothuria Banks surveyed by Commander by W. Usborne Moore in 1891. First published 4th May 1893 … Read Full Description

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S/N: HYDRO-1716-WA-93XX04–378717

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Full Title:

[AUSTRALIA-WA] Jones Island to Cape Voltaire including the Holothuria Banks

Date:

C1893

Mapmaker:

Hydrographic charting of Australia History ( - )

Condition:

In good condition, with centre fold as issued. On old linen as sold in 1904.

Technique:

Engraving.

Image Size:

655mm

x 985mm

Paper Size:

710mm

x 1013mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1893

Description:

A note at upper warns mariners ; The waters are so turpid and the islands rocks found are so numerous that is highly probable that dangers exist yet uncharted. Vessels drawing over 12 feet should proceed slowly and with caution at low water.

Collections:
State Library Victoria: MAPS 100 AJ 1795- (1716) (small corrections to 1959)

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Naval policy dictated that Admiralty charts be destroyed when superseded to avoid navigational error.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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