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C1818
Chart of the World. From the best Authorities.
Mapmaker:
Early c.19th Mercator world map with Australia shown with an imaginary southern coast from the Great Australian Bight to Bass Strait, here named Bassess Strait which was the naming used by the great British mapmaker Aaron Arrowsmith on the first edition … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Chart of the World. From the best Authorities.
Date:
C1818
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
300mm
x 192mm
Frame Size:
490mm
x 380mm
Paper Size:
340mm
x 215mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1818
Description:
Early c.19th Mercator world map with Australia shown with an imaginary southern coast from the Great Australian Bight to Bass Strait, here named Bassess Strait which was the naming used by the great British mapmaker Aaron Arrowsmith on the first edition of his chart showing the strait between the mainland and Van Diemen’s Land. Arrowsmith corrected the naming error in subsequent issues. Â
From Guthrie’s Geography.    Â
William Guthrie (1808 - 1770)
Guthrie was born in Brechin in Scotland. He wrote a number of histories and translated Cicero and is best known for, Guthrie’s Geography. This geography became one of the most important and widely read geography texts before and after the Revolution.
