C1953

Northern Territory Road Map

Mapmaker:

Herbert Edward Cooper Robinson (1857 - 1933)

Large detailed c.20th map of the Northern Territory with the following marked: bitumen highways, main Roads, tracks, railways and telegraph lines. Numerous helpful notes are added in red indicating; petrol stations, tourist resorts, post offices, town facilities, hotels, police stations, … Read Full Description

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S/N: ROBI-NT-11055398–367498

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Full Title:

Northern Territory Road Map

Date:

C1953

Mapmaker:

Herbert Edward Cooper Robinson (1857 - 1933)

Condition:

In good condition, with folds as issued. Laid on archival linen.

Technique:

Lithograph printed in colour.

Image Size:

468mm

x 630mm

Paper Size:

505mm

x 653mm

Guaranteed Vintage Item
dated:

1953

Description:

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 4781971

Herbert Edward Cooper Robinson (1857 - 1933)

Robinson was a founder of the (Royal) Geographical Society of Australasia in 1885, a member of the Geographical Society of New South Wales in the late 1920s and a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of London. He made many valuable contributions to geographical science and was a delegate to the 1923 Sydney Regional Plan Convention. A friend and technical collaborator of Professor Sir Edgeworth David, he helped to produce David's monumental large-scale Geological Map of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1932. His draughtsmen also produced the maps for Donald Mackay's important aerial surveys of Australia from 1930. 1895 Wentworth Court-Robinson set up his own map-publishing business 1906 Phillip Street 1913 Permanent location at 221-223 George Street. 1917 H. E. C. Robinson Ltd was officially incorporated

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