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C1876
Plan of the Southern Portion of the Province of South Australia as Divided into Counties and Hundreds Showing Agricultural Areas Post Towns, Telegraph Stations, Main Roads and Railways; Compiled from Official Documents in the office of the Surveyor
Mapmaker:
Very detailed large scale map of South Australia divided into hundreds and showing the agricultural areas. In this map, the ‘southern portion‘, refers to the fact that in 1863 the northern portion of Australia that later became known as the … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Plan of the Southern Portion of the Province of South Australia as Divided into Counties and Hundreds Showing Agricultural Areas Post Towns, Telegraph Stations, Main Roads and Railways; Compiled from Official Documents in the office of the Surveyor
Date:
C1876
Mapmaker:
Condition:
in good condition. Laid onto archival linen.
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour.
Image Size:
550mm
x 800mm
Paper Size:
575mm
x 820mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1876
Description:
Very detailed large scale map of South Australia divided into hundreds and showing the agricultural areas. In this map, the ‘southern portion‘, refers to the fact that in 1863 the northern portion of Australia that later became known as the Northern Territory, was annexed to the colony of South Australia. In January 1911 it was transferred to the Commonwealth.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 273771 (Incorrectly dated 1887)
National Library Australia: Bib ID 273771 (Incorrectly dated 1887)
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.
