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C1868
Map Illustrating the Climate & Physical Geography of North Eastern Australia
Mapmaker:
Rare map which accompanied Dr. A. Rattray extensive paper on the climate of north eastern Australia specifically in the context of ascertaining the suitability of Somerset and Cape Yorke as future centres for engagement with Asia. The Society proposed to … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Map Illustrating the Climate & Physical Geography of North Eastern Australia
Date:
C1868
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition with folds as issued.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring
Image Size:
350mm
x 195mm
Paper Size:
370mm
x 214mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1868
Description:
Rare map which accompanied Dr. A. Rattray extensive paper on the climate of north eastern Australia specifically in the context of ascertaining the suitability of Somerset and Cape Yorke as future centres for engagement with Asia. The Society proposed to the government an expedition to further research the climate of northern Australia and illustrates its role in influencing Australian colonial expansion.
The conclusion of the paper suggests that the climate and soils of the two areas focused on were probably not as suitable as the “more extensive and better watered tract which lies to the west of the Gulf of Carpentaria ….and be in some respects the India of the south”.
From Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London Vol. 12, No. 5 (1867 – 1868), pp. 313-322
References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 :: 1470, 1587a, 1587b.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 2155363
State Library New South Wales: 1855-1878 910.6/R , DSM/910.6/R , 980/PA6-PA8
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 :: 1470, 1587a, 1587b.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 2155363
State Library New South Wales: 1855-1878 910.6/R , DSM/910.6/R , 980/PA6-PA8
Edward Weller (1819 - 1884)
Distinguished British cartographer, engraver, and publisher whose work contributed significantly to the popular dissemination of geographic knowledge in the mid to late c.19th. Active during a period of rapid expansion in global exploration and imperial cartography, Weller became one of the foremost mapmakers associated with The Weekly Dispatch Atlas and later the London Atlas of Universal Geography, works that brought high-quality maps to a broad middle-class readership.
Born in London in 1819, Weller trained as a draughtsman and engraver in an era when advances in lithography and steel-plate engraving were transforming the mapmaking industry. By the 1840s, he had established himself at 34 Red Lion Square, Holborn, where he operated as an engraver, draughtsman, and publisher. His early work included finely engraved maps for a variety of publishers and periodicals, but he rose to prominence through his long association with the publisher Cassell, Petter & Galpin.
Edward Weller’s contributions helped standardise mid-Victorian cartographic design and facilitated public engagement with geography through affordable, well-made maps. He remained active in London until his death in 1884. His output represents a bridge between the artisanal engraving traditions of the early nineteenth century and the industrial lithographic production that came to dominate the later Victorian period.
