Flinders' chart in his ship the 'Investigator' (1802) of the central/northern Queensland coast shows the region between Cape Manifold and Cape Grafton as charted by both Cook and Flinders.…[more]

First edition of Flinders' important and desirable chart of Bass Strait. More information to come

Matthew Flinders (1774-1814) was an accomplished navigator and cartographer, having…[more]

Flinders chart of Spencer’s Gulf and the Gulf of St Vincent is important for a number of reasons. This chart’s cartographic importance to the knowledge of the coastlines of Australia is in the…[more]

In 1814 Matthew Flinders printed his account of his discovery and charting of the Southern coastlines of Australia shortly before he died. This map printed the same year as flinders’ is an…[more]

Offered here is the very rare and desirable first edition of Flinders exceptional and important chart, printed before the death of Flinders and before the admiralty would begin to publish the…[more]

These 7 views of the coastline between Cape Catastrophe in South Australia to Cape Schanck in Victoria are an interesting and important relic from Flinders famous journey during the…[more]

This very rare first edition Flinders chart depicts the region of coast between Melbourne and Adelaide. We will provide a more detailed and in depth description of the map soon.

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Matthew Flinders (1774-1814) was an accomplished navigator and cartographer, having circumnavigated the Australian continent, proved that Tasmania was not joined to the mainland, and played a…[more]

These 7 views of the coastline between Cape Leeuwin in Western Australia to Cape Wiles in South Australia are an interesting and important relic from Flinders famous journey during the…[more]

Offered here is the very rare and desirable first edition of Flinders exceptional and important chart, printed before the death of Flinders and before the admiralty would begin to publish the…[more]

Flinders chart of Van Diemen's land from his first edition of the chart issued before the event of his death in the same year (1814). This example comes from the much rarer elephant folio that…[more]

Blackwood's map of the Southern Pacific is based on James Cook's 1773 chart of the same area. In this case the map was produced to be included in "Kerrs collection of voyages and travels". As…[more]

‘A voyage to Terra Australis’ and a ‘General Chart of Terra Australis or Australia’, 1814 by Matthew Flinders. 2 volumes of text and atlas. The Atlas contains 16 charts, 2 coastal views and 10…[more]

Austrian map of the Australasian…[more]

This rare chart by Heather belonged to Major (Captain) James Wallis of the 46th Regiment, who was responsible for the early building of Newcastle (NSW) and also one of the early artists to…[more]

Streit’s map of Australia and the Pacific is executed with an excellent quality of engraving. Streit most likely takes inspiration from Swoboda and Hartls map of ‘Australien’ of 1805, as much of…[more]

The English edition of Le Sage's impressive French folio atlas. This is the second English edition and is updated until 1818. Its title page notes "Second Edition improved with a new Geographical…[more]

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Walch's map of the Pacific comes after most of the major coastal charting of the region has been made though of course in the case of Australia a vast majority of the interior is still unexplored…[more]

An early world map from 1820 displaying a number of National flags. It is interesting to see how many flags have since changed their design, though the Union Jack is still much as it was in…[more]