The Mapping of Terra Australis: A Guide to Early Printed Maps of Australia, Antarctica and the South Pacific.

Clancy, Robert.

ISBN 10: 0731908317 / ISBN 13: 9780731908318

Published by Universal Press, Sydney, 1995

About this Item

192 pp, illustrated throughout in full colour, appendices, bibliography, index. Pictorial laminated boards in jacket. Some fading to edges of jacket, prev owner bookplate inside front cover. The book is in two parts: Old maps and their origins; and Key Maps--Australia, the Pacific and Antarctica with an epilogue: Post-Federation Maps (1901-1950). 'The maps are not only significant for the information they carry, but many of them are also fine works of art, reflecting the aesthetic values of the time. The book breaks new ground in cartographic presentation in that the maps are set in context, with valuable background information on such topics as the problems of navigation, the map makers and European map trade'. Size: 4to.

Seller Inventory # 055494

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Mapping of Terra Australis: A Guide to Early Printed Maps of Australia, Antarctica and the South Pacific.
• Publisher: Universal Press, Sydney
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0731908317
• ISBN 13: 9780731908318
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Australiana
  • Atlases, Maps, Cartography

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Synopsis

Copiously illustrated guide for historians and collectors, and those interested in Australian history. Presents maps that were significant in elucidating the mystery of 'Terra Australis', and sets them in historical context. Also discusses the features, origins, rarity, value and care of old maps. Includes references, a bibliography and an index. The author has written many articles on historic cartography of Australia and surrounding areas.