Large and decorative map of Australia which is based on the earlier version by Thomson. Here we see an improved settlement in the Western Australia and also the settlement in the Eastern Australia around Sydney, otherwise a vast and empty country in the middle. With an inset map of Van Diemens Land.Large map of Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, covering Fiji, the Solomons, Papua New Guinea, Timor and the Celebs.Australia, which had finally been circumnavigated just a few years before by Matthew Flinders, is a vastly empty territory called New Holland in the West and New South Wales in the East. Australia would not become the official name for the continent until 1824.The map depicts geographical features and names and includes explorers who found which areas. , Size : 555x795 (mm), 21.875x31.25 (Inches), Hand Colored in outline.

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Title: Map of Australia Compiled from the Nautical Surveys made by Order of the Admiralty and other Authentic Documents by James Wyld Geographer to the Queen
Publisher: London
Publication Date: 1838
Condition: Very Good

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Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books are specialist dealers in 15th to 19th century Prints, Maps and Books. The gallery is able to offer one of the largest selections of Prints and Maps available in North America. The business was founded in 1982 and has supplied Prints, Maps and Books to many private and public art collectors. It strives to present a friendly and helpful atmosphere to both expert and amateur collectors. The shop has grown considerably since its humble beginnings to an internationally respected firm. We exhibit at major map & book fairs in North America and Europe and are happy to organize presentations of materials for corporations, interior designers and individuals. We are always interested in purchasing collections or individual items of quality. Catalogues and lists are issued periodically and we would be delighted to have details of customers specific interests, so we can contact them when examples come into stock.

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