Australien - Antique Map from 1812
C1812

Australien

Mapmaker:

Johann Walch (1757 - 1816)

Scarce early c.19th hand coloured engraved map showing Australia with Bass Strait and with an imaginary southern coast. The east coast is shown as charted by James Cook. From: Walch, J. Allgemeiner atlas : nach den bewährtesten Hülfsmitteln und astronomischen … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Australien

Date:

C1812

Mapmaker:

Johann Walch (1757 - 1816)

Condition:

A little minor soiling to lower right corner of sheet, otherwise in good condition.

Technique:

Copper engraving with original hand colouring.

Image Size: 

220mm 
x 185mm

Paper Size: 

258mm 
x 220mm
AUTHENTICITY
Australien - Antique Map from 1812

Genuine antique
dated:

1812

Description:

Scarce early c.19th hand coloured engraved map showing Australia with Bass Strait and with an imaginary southern coast. The east coast is shown as charted by James Cook.

From: Walch, J. Allgemeiner atlas : nach den bewährtesten Hülfsmitteln und astronomischen Ortsbestimmungen, nebst allen neuen Entdeckungen, Säkularisationen, und Entschädigungen.

References:
Tooley, R.V. The Mapping of Australia. London 1979 :: 1313.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 1562378
State Library New South Wales: 991024403119802626
:

Johann Walch (1757 - 1816)

German miniature painter and cartofgrapher.

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