Focusing on Oxley's route during his second expedition through the central part of New South Wales along the Macquarie river. From the Macquarie Marshes it continues eastwards across the western…[more]
Oxley's chart of Port Macquarie and part of the course of the Hastings River for about 17 miles upstream including depth soundings. Initially it was thought that the Hastings would be ideal for…[more]
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Aspin's chart shows inset maps of Tasmania, the settlements at Port Jakson and Patterson's river, and of the Australian continent, marked 'New Holland'.
A very nice map showing the…[more]
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Two maps by Lizars on the one sheet. One focuses on Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) and the limit of interior exploratioin, most notably connecting the northern and southern coastlines. There is also…[more]
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Brue had a special relationship with Australia. He was involved in Baudin's expedition between 1801 and 1803 which charted the Australian coastline. The discoveries from the expedition would…[more]
Vandermaelen's map of south western Western Australia encompasses the coastline between Jurien Bay to Cape Le Grand and is listed as Plate number 52 from the Atlas Universal. On the map is an…[more]
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Joseph Cross' map of New South Wales is one of the earliest detailed and most comprehensive of interior New South Wales. It was originally issued in 1826 and at that time also had a decorative…[more]
A very rare and desirable book on a plan to explore the interior of Australia by a retired officer. More information to come.…[more]
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Durville's chart shows the track of his 1827 voyage in the Astrolabe (named in memory of La Perouse's flagship) during their scientific expedition to the region. The map is a significant…[more]
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Arrowsmith's map of Van Diemens land or Tasmania is a legacy of the high quality work that John Arrowsmith produced. He worked on a number of maps and charts during a vital age of Australian…[more]
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The map depicts the region between South Africa and Australia, focusing on the extent of possessed lands. It is resonably detailed and has inset lists of the total of Britains land holdings in the…[more]
‘Carte de la NouvelleZelande’, 1835 by D’Urville. The map shows New Zealand as charted by D’Urville in 1835. The map corrected some of the mistakes made by Cook during his charting of NZ in…[more]
The Saturday Magazine was issued by the Committee of General Literature and Education, who were supported by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. At this this time the expansion of the…[more]
The Saturday Magazine was issued by the Committee of General Literature and Education, who were supported by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. At this this time the expansion of the…[more]
The Saturday Magazine was issued by the Committee of General Literature and Education, who were supported by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. At this this time the expansion of the…[more]