Festland von Australien und benachbarte …

Scarce, Steiler’s map of Australia and New Zealand, this being the 3rd edition.

Although the map is dated 1854 it was first published in the 1862, consequetly it is often incorrectly dated.

The list of counties increased  WA 26, NSW 24, VIC (Australia Felix) 22, VDL 11, VIC (Australia Felix) 22 and SA 8. The Darling River also has the aboriginal name for the river “Karalua” and Victoria is named “Australia Felix.” Sturt’s exploration in central Australia 1844-6 are now noted, Gregory’s 1846 tracks in Western Australia are marked as are Leichardt’s in 1845. Neither Northern Territory or Queensland are delineated and (Queensland shown prior to separation from New South Wales in 1859).

The map shows twenty six counties increased from the origina nineteen in New South Wales which were originally defined by Governor Darling’s Government in 1826. The limits of location in the colony of New South Wales where settlers were permitted to take up land was only within the Governments defined, Nineteen Counties, and limits to settlement were due to the percieved dangers in the wilderness. They were defined by the Governor of New South Wales Ralph Darling in 1826 in accordance with a government order from Lord Bathurst, the Secretary of State. Counties had been used since the first year of settlement, with Cumberland County being proclaimed on 6th June 1788. Several others were later proclaimed around the Sydney area. Darling proclaimed the division of the settlement into Nineteen Counties in the Sydney Gazette of 17 October 1829. From 1831 the granting of free land ceased and the only land that was to be made available for sale was within the Nineteen Counties. The area covered by the limit, extended to Taree in the north, Batemans Bay in the south and Wellington to the West.

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
David Rumsey Collection: List No: 2507.119