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C1873
South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria & Queensland.
Mapmaker:
Detailed c.19th map of eastern Australia, extending from Gulf of Carpentaria to Bass Strait and west from Nuyts Archipelago, with inset of Yorke Peninsula at top right. From: Johnston, Handy Royal Atlas of Modern Geography, exhibiting the Present Condition of … Read Full Description
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S/N: JHRAT-AM-NSW-03273–190208
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Categories: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Northern Territory, MAPS & GLOBES, AUSTRALIA
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Full Title:
South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria & Queensland.
Date:
C1873
Mapmaker:
Condition:
Minor creasing, otherwise in good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
322mm
x 425mm
Paper Size:
370mm
x 468mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1873
Description:
Detailed c.19th map of eastern Australia, extending from Gulf of Carpentaria to Bass Strait and west from Nuyts Archipelago, with inset of Yorke Peninsula at top right.
From: Johnston, Handy Royal Atlas of Modern Geography, exhibiting the Present Condition of Geographical Discovery and Research in the Several Countries, Empires and States of the World.
References:
Tooley, R.V. The Mapping of Australia. London 1979: 779.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 2648281
Royal Collection Trust UK: RCIN 1091375 (1903 edition)
University of Chicago Library: Bib 978679 (191? edition)
Stanford Library: 10786058
State Library Victoria: MAPF 912 J64H (1871)
Tooley, R.V. The Mapping of Australia. London 1979: 779.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 2648281
Royal Collection Trust UK: RCIN 1091375 (1903 edition)
University of Chicago Library: Bib 978679 (191? edition)
Stanford Library: 10786058
State Library Victoria: MAPF 912 J64H (1871)
Alexander Keith Johnston (1804 - 1871)
Johnston was a Scottish cartographer educated the University of Edinburgh. He was apprenticed to the Edinburgh engraver and mapmaker, James Kirkwood. In 1826 he and his brother William began in a printing and engraving business, forming the well-known firm of W. and A. K. Johnston. Johnston was a prolific mapmaker and publisher. He was soon professionally recognised by being appointed Geographer Royal of Scotland. In October 1849 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and in 1862 he was a founding member of the Meteorological Society of Scotland.
