COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Arrowsmith, John
Date:
1844
Short Title:
Eastern Portion of Australia.
Publisher:
John Arrowsmith
Publisher Location:
London
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
64
Obj Width cm:
52
Scale 1:
5,068,800
Note:
In outline color. Note on Van Diemens Land map reads, "This I. was discd. by Tasman in his 1st Voyage in 1642." Counties in New South Wales are numbered with an accompanying key. Map includes notes on the discoveries throughout the area.
Reference:
None found - see Streeter Texas 1373A, Wheat 451, Martin & Martin 32 for the Texas map.
Country:
Australia
Region:
Eastern Australia
Full Title:
Eastern Portion of Australia By John Arrowsmith. (with) with inset map of the Torres Strait. (with) Van Diemens Land on the same scale as the Map. London, Pubd. 1st May 1842, by John Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square.
List No:
4613.058
Series No:
61
Publication Author:
Arrowsmith, John
Pub Date:
1844
Pub Title:
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.
Pub Reference:
None found - see Streeter Texas 1373A, Wheat 451, Martin & Martin 32 for the Texas map.
Pub 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.
Pub List No:
4613.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
65
Pub Height cm:
56
Pub Width cm:
38
Image No:
4613058
Authors:
Arrowsmith, John
Collection:
Rumsey Collection
