A beautiful map focusing on astrological interests including the orbits of the planets.…[more]

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Austrian map of the Australasian…[more]

By 1844 the extent of explored regions in Australia was still generally minor in relation to the size of the continent. The gold rushes were yet to have begun and only the small colonies on the…[more]

An interesting map of the interior around Sydney. In the early days of the settlement in Australia there was a prime importance to establish sufficient even abundent food supplies so that the…[more]

Rath's firm was located in Leipzig, Germany, a city known for its publishing houses. Rath established the firm in 1917 and from 1921 also produced electric illuminated globes. His globes from a…[more]

Captain Cooks chart of New Guinea showing also previous exploration by other explorers such as Carteret. A very nice large chart of the island

Captain James Cook (1728-1779) was an…[more]

A brilliant later world map that also shows the comparitive heights of the highest mountains and lengths of the longest rivers. From Johnston's 'National Atlas' the map is a fine example of his…[more]

Faden was the geographer to the King of England and produced many fine works until his death in 1836. This map has three main features that make it especially interesting. 1. this map is one of…[more]

An early world map from 1820 displaying a number of National flags. It is interesting to see how many flags have since changed their design, though the Union Jack is still much as it was in…[more]

Brue had a special relationship with Australia. He was involved in Baudin's expedition between 1801 and 1803 which charted the Australian coastline. The discoveries from the expedition would…[more]

Map focusing on the present day Queensland coast, New Guinea, and part of the Pacific. Shown is the 1781 route of Spanish explorer Don Francisco Antonio Maurelle along the northern coast of New…[more]

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Two maps by Lizars on the one sheet. One focuses on Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) and the limit of interior exploratioin, most notably connecting the northern and southern coastlines. There is also…[more]

These charts are from the French/German edition of Captain Cook's visit and charting of Botany Bay and the Endeavour River after the original drawing by Cook himself and published a year after the…[more]

From the Viennese engraver Mollo. This map shows the popular depiction of the region including much of the South Pacific, South East Asia, New Zealand, and Australia. Australia is labeled "Neu…[more]

Tallis' very decorative map of the eastern hemisphere.…[more]

This interesting small map was most likely part of a board game or some other game or set. It shows several Pacific Islands and Australia. On each is marked the population of its major city/town.…[more]