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C1862
Portion of Corner Inlet Shewing the Entrance to Welshpool Surveyed by Commander Ross, 1855.
Mapmaker:
Rare early map of Corner Inlet and Welshpool, Victoria showing the entrance to the town. The town is shown with eleven allotments and the jetty, with adjoining area for ‘Yards for shipping Cattle’. The town was had only been gazetted … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Portion of Corner Inlet Shewing the Entrance to Welshpool Surveyed by Commander Ross, 1855.
Date:
C1862
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured lithograph.
Image Size:
610mm
x 510mm
Paper Size:
700mm
x 568mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1862
Description:
Rare early map of Corner Inlet and Welshpool, Victoria showing the entrance to the town. The town is shown with eleven allotments and the jetty, with adjoining area for ‘Yards for shipping Cattle’. The town was had only been gazetted as Welshpool in 1851 and settlement and trading had begun almost immediately. In 1859 an 800 foot jetty was constructed but burned down soon afterwards.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 3562732
National Library Australia: Bib ID 3562732
