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C1845
Festland von Australien und benachbarte Inseln.
Scarce detailed c.19th German map of Australia and New Zealand, from Stieler’s, Hand-Atlas. Notes list of counties in WA (26), NSW (19) and VDL (9). The Darling River also has the aboriginal name for the river “Karalua.” Williamstown in Melbourne … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Festland von Australien und benachbarte Inseln.
Date:
C1845
Engraver:
John George Justus Perthes
(1822 –
1878)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
400mm
x 320mm
Paper Size:
470mm
x 380mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1845
Description:
Scarce detailed c.19th German map of Australia and New Zealand, from Stieler’s, Hand-Atlas.
Notes list of counties in WA (26), NSW (19) and VDL (9). The Darling River also has the aboriginal name for the river “Karalua.” Williamstown in Melbourne is incorrectly named “William,” and Victoria is named “Australia Felix.” Northern Territory not delineated and Queensland prior to separation from New South Wales in 1859.
From Stieler’s, A. Hand Atlas. Gotha, Germany.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 6850116 (1871 edition)
State Library Victoria: SLV_VOYAGER3661362
State Library New South Wales: R.I. 74VKVELObVlg
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 2912396 (1855 edition)
David Rumsey Collection: List No: 2507.119 (1850 edition)
National Library Australia: Bib ID 2912396 (1855 edition)
David Rumsey Collection: List No: 2507.119 (1850 edition)
Johann George Justus Perthes (1749 - 1816)
Perthes was a map publisher born in 1749 at Rudofstadt and died at Gotha in 1816. He founded the firm of Perthes, which was one of the most dominant in Germany for the spread of geographical knowledge. It continued publishing into the C20th under Joachim Perthes (1889-1954).
