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Australia / J. & C. Walker sculpt.

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Field name	Details
Author	J. & C. Walker
Title	Australia / J. & C. Walker sculpt.
Other title	Cover title: Map of Australia
Map data	Scale [ca. 1:12 200 000].
Publisher and/or associated date/s	London : Edward Stanford, 6 Charing Cross, [186-?].
Description	1 map : colour, mounted on linen ; 31 x 39 cm., on sheet 37 x 44 cm., folded in cover 19 x 12 cm.
Note	Map lists the 26 counties in Western Australia, 14 in South Australia, 68 in New South Wales, 34 in Queensland and 24 in Victoria. Relief shown by hachures.
	"Published under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge".
	"Stanford's series of new library maps"
	"Numerous explorers' tracks are shown. In the north of Australia, Sturt's sixth (1862) expedition is marked. This is the latest exploration date indicated suggesting a probable publication date for the map of 1863. Castleton (Bendigo) is not marked, but Golden Point (Chewton), where gold was discovered in the Spring of 1851, is shown. The word 'Gold' is marked in bold across the Victorian central goldfields region." - Bookseller's description.
Local note	Research Library copy belonged to the New Zealand collector Kenneth Athol Webster (1906-1967). Two small circular ownership stamps 'Webster Collection - 5423' are on map verso.
Subjects	Australia -- Maps
Other Corporate Bodies	Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Other Corporate Bodies	Edward Stanford Ltd
Call number	RARE 912.94 AUS

Item Information
Barcode	Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Status	Due Date
A00908731	RARE 912.94 AUS	Rare Books Collection		. Not for Loan .