By 1844 the extent of explored regions in Australia was still generally minor in relation to the size of the continent. The gold rushes were yet to have begun and only the small colonies on the…[more]

Reference image of an earlier edition held by the National Library. We hope to have an image of our example shortly.

Arrowsmith's impressive engraved map of Australia issued originally…[more]

By the late 1840s the extent of exploration of the Australian continent had expanded dramatically. This map illustrates many of the newly explored regions not seen on Johnstons 1844 map of…[more]

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Gold regions marked. More Information to…[more]

This map displays a Celtic style border that provides a good frame for the map. This map is from a popular American atlas that would have been in many family homes and been a key note of reference…[more]

The famous map by Rapkin had been issued by Tallis since 1851. It had also included a number of vignettes surrounding the map including local animals, aboriginals and pictures of scenary. This…[more]

Map showing the Australian states very similar to how they are today. The map shows 68 counties in NSW. 38 in QLD, 24 in VIC, 14 in SA, and 26 in WA. Inset maps of both Tasmania and the…[more]

Towards the end of the 19th century and well into the 20th century many manufacturers produced trade cards as a collector orientated form of marketing. Most well known are cigarette cards though…[more]