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Scarce very large scale Hydrographic chart of Cape Ford region, Northern Territory and Buccaneer Archipelago region, Western Australia, with an inset at lower right of Victoria River. First issued 12th July 1883 with new editions to 1922 and small corrections … Read Full Description
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Scarce very large scale Hydrographic chart of Cape Ford region, Northern Territory and Buccaneer Archipelago region, Western Australia, with an inset at lower right of Victoria River. First issued 12th July 1883 with new editions to 1922 and small corrections 1929.
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National Library Australia: Bib ID 6449144 (1954 issue)
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Naval policy dictated that Admiralty charts be destroyed when superseded to avoid navigational error.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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