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C1841
The South Eastern Portion of Australia: Compiled from the Colonial Surveys, and from Details Furnished by Exploratory Expeditions by J. Arrowsmith..
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An early version of this highly influential map by John Arrowsmith which provides a summary of the early inland exploration of southeast Australia. The tracks of Oxley 1817-1818, Hume 1824-1815, Cunningham 1825-1829, Sturt 1828-1830, Mitchel 1832-1836, Bourke 1837, Tyers 1839-1840 … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
The South Eastern Portion of Australia: Compiled from the Colonial Surveys, and from Details Furnished by Exploratory Expeditions by J. Arrowsmith..
Date:
C1841
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
620mm
x 510mm
Paper Size:
647mm
x 532mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1841
Description:
An early version of this highly influential map by John Arrowsmith which provides a summary of the early inland exploration of southeast Australia.
The tracks of Oxley 1817-1818, Hume 1824-1815, Cunningham 1825-1829, Sturt 1828-1830, Mitchel 1832-1836, Bourke 1837, Tyers 1839-1840 and Strzelecki 1840 are noted in the colour key located at the bottom right of the map. The map predicts the convergence of the Murray and Darling Rivers and shows the ‘ Counties’ which defined the limits of legal settlement originally set up by Governor Ralph Darling in 1826. From 1831, there were no more free land grants and the only land that was for sale was within the ‘ Counties’. Squatters were able to graze their livestock outside of the limits for an annual fee of 10 pounds from 1836 onwards.
First edition dated 15th Feb. 1834, of Arrowsmith’s map of the the United States and Canada, 00000with very detailed inland information.
Regarding the actual publication dates of the various editions of Arrowsmith’s, Atlas from which each map originated from; Francis Herbert, curator of maps at London’s Royal Geographical Society listed in, Imago Mundi, Vol. 41, pp. 98-123, the dated title pages of Arrowsmith’s The Atlas, identified to date (Aug. 2010): 1834, 1835, 1838, 1839, 1840, 1842 and 1858. Consequently the date that appears on each map is often not the date, the map was actually published.
From: Arrowsmith, J. The London atlas of universal geography, exhibiting the physical & political divisions of the various countries of the world, constructed from original materials, is most…
References:
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 : 789.
Israel, N. Imago Mundi. Amsterdam 1962 : Vol. 41 (1989), pp. 98-123. Herbert, Francis
Collections:
Stanford Library: Pub list no: 4613.000. (1844 edition)
David Rumsey Collection: List No:Â 4613.061 (1844)
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 6423442 (1838 edition)
State Library New South Wales: Record Identifier 74VKVELO50m3 (1840 edition)
State Library Victoria: RARETS 912 AR698A (1840 edition)
Yale University Library & Art Gallery: Call Number 88 (1842) RARETS 912 AR698A
University Library Melbourne: Call No. 912 A779 (1847 edition)
Royal Collection Trust UK: RCIN 1190939 (1858 edition)
British Library London: Maps 41.f.8 (1836, 1848, 1852, 1858 editions)
National Maritime Museum Greenwich: Call Number Oversize shelving (1842 edition)
John Arrowsmith (1790 - 1873)
English mapmaker, the last of a family of map makers that produced maps during the period 1790 to 1870. His uncle Aaron (1750 - 1823) left the north of England and went to work in London as a land surveyor where he surveyed the Great Post Roads between London and Falmouth which was engraved and published by John Cary an engraver in 1782 (Verner, 1971, p.1). In the 1790s he decided to establish his own map making business. He published about 200 maps and achieved great eminence being appointed Hydrographer to the King in 1820. John Arrowsmith, Aaron's nephew, who was born in Winston, county Durham, England (1790 - 1873) came to work for him in 1810. During the next thirteen years he learned from his uncle the art of map making, including engraving and printing. His two cousins, Aaron junior (1802-54) and Samuel (1805-39) (Verner, 1971, p.2) both worked in the business and inherited jointly the house, business, copper plates, presses etc. as stated in their father's will. By the time of his uncle's death John had established his own business which operated out of 33 East Street, Red Lion Square, although he still worked with his two cousins Aaron and Samuel. All three produced individual works, although Samuel was in charge of the business at 10 Soho Square. Aaron the younger, lost interest in map making and ceased producing maps in 1832 (Verner, 1971, p.2). In 1839 Samuel died and John bought the business including plates, MSS and copyrights at auction of December 1839 (Herbert, 1983) and continued operating from 10 Soho Square. In 1834 he produced his magnum opus, The London Atlas of Universal Geography, which he continued to revise and reissue until the last 1858 edition. However his atlas contains maps of later dates into the 60s (Herbert, 1989). He became a founding member of the Royal Geographical Society in London (1830) and a member of its council. He remained an active member for over forty years during which time he met many explorers and persons of influence who were instrumental in supplying him with information for his maps. In 1831 the society's Journal was established and Arrowsmith began producing maps for it from 1832 until 1870. He received the Gold medal of the Society in 1863 (Tooley, 1999). After his death his plates were bought by Edward Stanford of London who continued to issue the atlas with the name of Stanford's London Atlas of Universal Geography. This atlas continued into the 1920s. (Dorothy Prescott, 2010-2015)
