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1792 - A map of all those parts of the territory of New South Wales which have been seen by any person belonging to the settlement established at Port Jackson…

Map maker	Size	Map ID	Condition
W Dawes	530 x 390 mm	D1 / M311 / I273	Minor damage along fold lines with small spot of loss. Please contact us for a full condition report.

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Dawes map of the county of Cumberland in New South Wales is today better known as the Sydney region. The coast between Botany Bay in the south to Broken Bay in the north is shown, which extends inland to the Blue Mountains. Notes on the nature of the topography and farming potential demonstrate the Sydney settlements desire to expand in looking for farming lands. Shown are the tracks of the exploration parties up until 1789 in their exploration of the Hawkesbury / Nepean River and the extent of the Cumberland plain. Interestingly the exploration tracks are extremely strait due to their routes being based on compass readings rather than following the natural topography. Another interesting feature is the three separate scales given on the map of 'Geographical Miles', 'English Miles' and 'Thousands of Paces'.

This map was featured in John Hunter's published journal in 1793 in which he gave his account of the colony and settlement including the tragic fate of HMS Sirius on Norfolk Island. This was before Hunter's promotion to Governor of New South Wales.

PERRY & PRESCOTT p67

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