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Stanford's library map of Australasia
Title
Stanford's library map of Australasia / constructed by A. Keith Johnston.
Published
London : Edward Stanford, 6 Charing Cross, 1859.
Physical Description
1 map on 4 sheets : color, dissected and mounted on linen ; 141 x 159 cm, folded into bound cover 28 x 23 cm
Cartographic Detail
Scale 1:4,089,064. (E 115°00ʹ--W 173°00ʹ00ʺ/N 4°00ʹ00ʺ--S 48°00ʹ).
Local Notes
BEIN Covers 26 1859: Manuscript annotations on map.
Notes
Map of Australasia showing area east of Sunda Islands, south-west Pacific Islands, New Zealand and Australia showing 5 Australian states, some counties, towns, roads, railways, tracks, submarine telegraph lines, drainage and unsurveyed rivers, routes of explorers with dates and some notes. Notes on vegetation with relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
Prime meridian: Greenwich.
In lower right margin: Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh.
"F.T. Gregory's track 1858." This version was produced before May 10th, 1859; Queensland not yet shown.
Variant and related titles
Stanford's map of Australasia
Format
Maps & GIS
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 23, 2008
Partial contents
Inset: Chart of the world showing relative positions of Australia and the other British possessions.
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Maps.
Annotations (Provenance) - 19th century.
Maps.
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