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C1837
The World on Mercator’s Projection.
Mapmaker:
Detailed world map on Mercators Projection by John Dower and published by Henry Teesdale with Australia divided with the eastern portion named New South Wales and the western side New Holand. Other than Sydney and Hobart no other capitals are shown … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
The World on Mercator’s Projection.
Date:
C1837
Mapmaker:
Condition:
Repaired split at lower centre fold, two minor tears at sheet edge, otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring
Image Size:
410mm
x 340mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1837
Description:
Detailed world map on Mercators Projection by John Dower and published by Henry Teesdale with Australia divided with the eastern portion named New South Wales and the western side New Holand. Other than Sydney and Hobart no other capitals are shown which were all all established in the following order; Perth 1829, Melbourne 1835 and Adelaide1836. In this respect the map was out of date.
Discoveries in Antarctica include up to those of Ross 1842.
From Teesdale’s A New General Atlas of the World.
John Crane Dower (1791 - 1846)
Dower was a London based map maker, engraver and printer, the son and successor of John Crane Dower's map business. He was elected to the Royal Geographical Society in 1854.
