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C1846
South Australia shewing the division into counties of the settled portions of the province with situation of mines of copper & lead from the surveys of Captn. Frome, RL. Engrs., Survr. Genl. Of the Colony, 1844
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Scarce large Arrowsmith map of South Australia. The map shows the settled portions of the colony. It records the tracks of John Eyre 1838 and 1840, Thomas Burr’s track of 1840 and Captain Edward Charles Frome’s tracks of September 1842. It … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
South Australia shewing the division into counties of the settled portions of the province with situation of mines of copper & lead from the surveys of Captn. Frome, RL. Engrs., Survr. Genl. Of the Colony, 1844
Date:
C1846
Mapmaker:
Condition:
Light browning to centre fold, otherwise in good condition. Laid on archival linen.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
500mm
x 610mm
Paper Size:
537mm
x 682mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1846
Description:
Scarce large Arrowsmith map of South Australia.
The map shows the settled portions of the colony. It records the tracks of John Eyre 1838 and 1840, Thomas Burr’s track of 1840 and Captain Edward Charles Frome’s tracks of September 1842. It also includes the newly discovered mineral discoveries at Kapunda and Burra and to the south of Adelaide. There are two inset maps at top left and right, one of Port Adelaide and the other of Australia showing the the position of the colony in Australia.
Reference:
Prescott, Arrowsmith’s Australian Maps.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID3585087
State Library New South Wales: Dewey M2 830gbf/1846/1
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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