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C1847
Festland von Australien und benachbarte Inseln.
Detailed German map of Australia and New Zealand from Stieler’s Hand-Atlas. List of counties in 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 … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Festland von Australien und benachbarte Inseln.
Date:
C1847
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:
466mm
x 385mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1847
Description:
Detailed German map of Australia and New Zealand from Stieler’s Hand-Atlas. List of counties in 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 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).
Collections:
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).
