The Colony of Western Australia. / Arrowsmith, John / 1844

The Colony of Western Australia. Arrowsmith, John, 1844

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Full Title: The Colony of Western Australia; from the Surveys of John Septimus Roe Esqr. Surveyor Genl. And from other Official Documents in the Colonial Office and Admiralty. Compiled by J. Arrowsmith. (with) inset maps of Fremantle, Perth, Augusta, Kelmscott and the Helena River. (Map) 36. London, Pubd. Jany. 2nd. 1843, by J. Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square.

Author: Arrowsmith, John

Date: 1844

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Author: Arrowsmith, John

Date: 1844

Short Title: The Colony of Western Australia.

Publisher: London: John Arrowsmith

Type: Atlas Map

Object Height cm: 53

Object Width cm: 62

Scale 1: 980,000

Note: In outline color with the exception of the inset maps, which are shown uncolored.

Reference: None found - see Streeter Texas 1373A, Wheat 451, Martin & Martin 32 for the Texas map.

Country: Australia

List No: 4613.036

Series No: 39

Engraver or Printer: Roe, John Septimus

Published In: The London Atlas of Universal Geography, Exhibiting the Physical & Political Divisions of the Various Countries of the World, Constructed from Original Materials. Is most respectfully dedicated to his venerable Friend John Middleton Esqr. As a testimony of Gratitude and Esteem, By his much Obliged & Humble Servant, John Arrowsmith, F.R.G.S & R.A.S. 40 Soho Square, London. London, Pubd. by J. Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square 1842.

Publication Author: Arrowsmith, John

Publication Date: 1844

Publication Reference: None found - see Streeter Texas 1373A, Wheat 451, Martin & Martin 32 for the Texas map.

Publication Note: This atlas is remarkable for its understated elegance and clarity. It is one of the first truly "modern" atlases of the nineteenth century. This is the fifty sheet 1842 edition, with fifteen maps added including the second state of the rare Map of Texas (1843) and several maps dated 1844. This edition of this atlas is unrecorded in Verner, Phillips, National Maritime Museum, and the British Museum World. The fourteen other additional maps include interesting maps of Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Caribbean. Bound with half-leather brown boards with "The London Atlas, by J. Arrowsmith." embossed on the cover.

Publication List No: 4613.000

Publication Type: World Atlas

Publication Maps: 65

Publication Height cm: 56

Publication Width cm: 38

Image No: 4613036

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