C1858

North Australian Exploring Expedition. Part of North Australia to Illustrate Journal of the North of Augustus C. Gregory Esqre. 1858

Rare map of Gregory’s 1858 expedition. In the 1850’s Governor Charles Fitzgerald had decided to sponsor a scientific exploration across the north of Australia and Gregory was chosen to lead it. With eighteen men, including his brother Henry, the botanist … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

North Australian Exploring Expedition. Part of North Australia to Illustrate Journal of the North of Augustus C. Gregory Esqre. 1858

Date:

C1858

Condition:

Minor splits to two folds, otherwise in good condition.

Technique:

Copper engraving with original hand colouring

Image Size: 

610mm 
x 200mm
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North Australian Exploring Expedition. Part of North Australia to Illustrate Journal of the North of Augustus C. Gregory Esqre. 1858 - Antique Map from 1858

Genuine antique
dated:

1858

Description:

Rare map of Gregory’s 1858 expedition.

In the 1850’s Governor Charles Fitzgerald had decided to sponsor a scientific exploration across the north of Australia and Gregory was chosen to lead it. With eighteen men, including his brother Henry, the botanist Ferdinand von Mueller and other scientists, he sailed from Moreton Bay in August 1855 and in September reached the estuary of the Victoria River. After initial set-backs Gregory led several forays up the Victoria River and traced Sturt’s Creek for 300 miles (483 km) until it disappeared in desert. Turning east the party explored the Elsey, Roper and Macarthur Rivers, crossed and named the Leichhardt and then travelled to Brisbane by way of the Flinders, Burdekin, Fitzroy and Burnett Rivers. In sixteen months the expedition had journeyed over 2000 miles (3219 km) by sea and 5000 (8047 km) by land.

John Arrowsmith (1790 - 1873)

Arrowsmith was an important English cartographer who flourished at a time of rapid British colonial expansion. Arrowsmith was born at Winston, County Durham. In 1810 he moved to London and worked his uncle Aaron Arrowsmith in his mapmaking business in London. After his uncle died in 1823 he set up on his own account. A founding member of the Royal Geographical Society 4th August 1830 and became unofficial cartographer for the society for forty three years. He took over the old Arrowsmith premises at 10 Soho Square after the death of his cousin Samuel Arrowsmith in 1839, buying the old Arrowsmith plates, manuscripts and copyrights at auction.

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