Catégorie : Southern Continent

Colouring: Coloured Condition: Good Description: Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, a British surveyor, arrived in Sydney with his family in 1827. The following year, he was appointed Surveyor-General of New South Wales, a position he held for nearly three decades. During his tenure, he led four major expeditions into Australias interior (18311832, 18351836, 1836, and 18451846). After…

Colouring: Uncoloured Condition: Good. Thin paper Confirmed: No Description: James Wyld Jr. and his father James Wyld Sr., were prominent London map publishers, both serving as Royal Geographers during their careers. The Wyld publishing house operated from around 1837 to 1893 at Charing Cross and West Strand, producing a variety of maps, as well as…

Acquired From: Leen Helmink Colouring: Uncoloured Condition: Very Good Confirmed: No Date Acquired: 25/12/2023 Dealers ID No.: 19339 Description: Philip Parker King was named after his fathers mentor, Admiral Arthur Phillip, the first governor of New South Wales and founder of the British penal colony that became the city of Sydney, Australia. King was sent…

Acquired From: Gowrie Galleries Colouring: Coloured Condition: Very Good Confirmed: Yes Date Acquired: 11/11/2004 Dealers ID No.: M539 (STK 1497.01) HGGG-P 6-97 Description: This rare eighteenth-century map of Australia (Nieu Holland) was published by Jan de Lat, one of the few booksellers outside Amsterdam to issue maps and atlases during the period. Active in Deventer…

Acquired From: Leen Helmink Colouring: Coloured Condition: Good Confirmed: No Date Acquired: 9/6/2024 Dealers ID No.: 19513 Description: John Arrowsmith was a distinguished British cartographer and a pivotal figure in nineteenth-century mapmaking. As the nephew of the influential mapmaker Aaron Arrowsmith, John continued the family tradition of producing highly detailed and accurate maps. He was…

Acquired From: Gowrie Galleries Colouring: Uncoloured Condition: Fair, fragile Confirmed: No Dealers ID No.: (STK 1457.01) Description: A manuscript map in ink depicting Australia (labelled Nouvelle Hollande), the Moluccas, New Guinea, and Java, drawnaccording to Simon Dewezin the hand of Louis de Freycinet. This version is based on a map by Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon dAnville and…

Colouring: Coloured Condition: Very Good. Case broken right edge Confirmed: No Description: This map spans from Trial Bay (labeled as Tryal Bay) in the north to Moruya in the south, marking landholdings across the colony with owners' names. At the top, an inset of Australia is included.nRobert Dixon arrived in Sydney in 1826 to serve…

Acquired From: Gowrie Galleries Colouring: Coloured Condition: Very Good Confirmed: Yes Date Acquired: 21/6/2002 Dealers ID No.: M38 (468.01, 504.01, 888.01, 1185.01, 1242.01) Description: This influential map of the southern hemisphere was drawn by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, Chief Hydrographer to the French Navy and member of the Académie Royale de Marine. It was prepared to accompany…

Colouring: Coloured Condition: Very Good Confirmed: No Description: The 1860 edition of Abel Tasmans manuscript map of Australia and New Zealand was published by the renowned Dutch Van Keulen sea chart publishing family. This map, a significant artifact of early Dutch cartography, illustrates the voyages of Abel Tasman in 1642 and 1644. It depicts Australia…

Acquired From: Tim McCormick Colouring: Coloured Condition: Fair Confirmed: 7/10/2024 Date Acquired: 15/9/2000 Description: This cadastral map shows parish boundaries and land holdings within the County of Cumberland, which encompasses the city of Sydney.nMost of the Sydney metropolitan area lies within Cumberland County, stretching from Broken Bay in the north to the northern suburbs of…