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Map of Van Diemen’s Land [Tasmania] – Published London 1851 – Catrographer John Tallis

An original map by John Tallis of Van Diemen’s Land – Tasmania. Tallis maps represent the high point of Victorian decorative map making. This is the final state of the map with vignettes of Hobart Town; the now extinct Thylacine; Van Diemen’s Land Company’s Agent Residence Circular Head in the North West of Tasmania and a Official Seal. This is the superior issue without the central fold often seen.

Published by John Tallis & Co, London & New York. The map was drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. The illustrations drawn by H Warren and engraved by J Rogers.

Refer map authority, R.V. Tooley the “Printed Maps of Tasmania” reference 428.

A very good example, nicely coloured and important to any Australian map collection

Original collectable John Tallis Map of Tasmania

$290.00

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Map of the World [Planisphere suivant la projection de Mercator] – Published Paris in 1780 – Cartographer Rigobert Bonne

An 18^th century copper engraved map of the World using the Mercator projection published in Paris in 1780.

Very good condition with a strong plate impression on thick wove paper, a couple of minor age spots. 33cm x 23cm would frame very nicely.

A nice post Cook pre Flinders example with Tasmania (Terre de Diemen) still shown as connected to mainland Australia. Numerous other anomalies that create interest – both the north west and north east of North America contain inaccuracies or peculiarities – a badly defined archipelago to the east, an attempt at the Aleutians and the unusual Isle James in the “Baye de Baffin”.

An attempt at ocean currents in Tropical waters following on from Dampier / Moll.

Riogobert Bonne (1727-1795) succeeded Jacques- Nicolas Bellin as the official chart maker to the French Navy and the King.

Nice post Cook pre Flinders World Map

$280.00

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Journal of Landsborough’s Expedition – From Carpentaria – in search of Burke and Wills – with a map showing his route – Rare First Edition 1862

First edition published in Melbourne in 1862.

Original papered boards, octavo, 128 pages, frontispiece, still with tissue protection, and the large (58 cm x 78 cm) folding map of Australia “Shewing the Routes of Explorers”. Spine re-enforced professionally with new ends, some age as usual, still a good to better copy.

The frontispiece is an engraving of the explorers and their trackers.

Landsborough oversaw the fourth expedition sent out to find Burke and Wills organised at Brisbane by direction of the Royal Society of Victoria.

The Brig Firefly was chartered in Melbourne to take Landsborough from Brisbane to Carpentaria setting sail on the 24^{th of} August 1861, the beginning of a quite remarkable exploration.

A key exploration account in the cannon of the Burke & Wills rescue atte

$480.00

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Queensland – Pugh’s Almanac for the Year 1886

The essential publication of the day … Pugh’s Almanac, Law Calendar, Coast Guide and Gazetteer and “Men of the Time” for 1886

536 pages followed by 94 pages of business advertisements to the rear and more at the front and the odd one inserted.

Carries the bookplate of Alan McKiness who was perhaps the greatest ever collector of all things Queensland on paper. Also, overlapped by Alan’s bookplate that of his father D.H. McInnes – an engraving of the Endeavour. Now protected in a sturdy red cloth covered solander case with label to spine. The almanac is in very good condition with a black rebind at an early date, Brisbane bookbinders ticket partly obscured by Alan’s bookplate..

Always difficult to give justice to these incredible almanacs which contain so much information that to read from cover to cover would occupy the year. Essential information matted with trivia which we find illuminating. 8th June steamer “Victoria” chartered to take islanders home, left for Townsville with Government party under leadership of Lieut. Chester” – marks the end of blackbirding. On the 14th June Victoria sets off with 405 illegally obtained islanders for the south Sea islands etc. 11th February – English cricketers left on the steamer Wentworth for Sydney- Reported that $10,000 has been offered by the Fenians for the Prince of Wales dead or alive. 3rd March England warn Russia on Afghanistan. 11th November – Massacre of Geographical Society Expedition on the Fly River. 23rd December – the New Guinea expedition reported to be massacred arrived at Cooktown in the “Benito” all well!

Large folding graphical chart of rainfall and wet days (67cm by 40cm).

Large folding map of Queensland (66cm by 56cm) showing the rainfall in 1884

Section on Statistics; Sailing Directions, colour fold out of signals in force, comprehensive and a good chapter on “Progress in the Colony”.

As you can imagine near 100 pages of period advertisements make good reading for those that are interested in the history of business in Queensland. Tow we would like to point out – John Lennon announcing the opening of his new Hotel in Queens Street … still going today and a full page add by John Petrie, obviously going quite well .. Queensland history buffs would understand the significance.

A good Almanac with map etc., nicely cased – 1886

$180.00

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Important Tasmanian Map – Sketch of Van Diemen Land Explored by Captn Furneaux in March 1773 – Published in 1777

A very good example of a sought after original copper engraved map. Engraved by J Russell and published 1^st February 1777 by William Strahan in New Street, Shoe Lane & Thomas Cadell in the Strand, London.

Based around a manuscript charts by James Burney, who was then a second lieutenant on the Adventure, We have shown here in the images a copy of the manuscript chart which is held by the Public Records Office in England … note Burney adds “Suposd Steights or Passage” at the opening of the Bass Strait.

Cook’s two vessels were separated in heavy fog in the Southern Indian Ocean on 8^th February 1773. Cook in the Resolution made straight for the agreed New Zealand rendezvous at Queen Charlottes Sound. Captain Tobias Furneaux in the Adventure made for Van Diemen’s Land sighting the South West Cape on the 9^th March 1773, the first English vessel to follow after Tasman in 1642.

Furneaux discovered Adventure Bay on Bruny Island and then sailed north along the east coast naming many landmarks including the Furneaux Islands. He was suspicious of open water to the west but weather and other considerations made him press east to meet Cook without confirming what we now know as Bass Strait.

Point Hicks on the “mainland” in the top right of the chart is a good reference being the first point on the East Coast seen on Cook’s First Voyage.

Included in Tooley’s definitive reference on the cartography of Australia – map 337

Price $390.00 unframed

Scarce map of South and Eastern Tasmania from Furneaux’s adventures on Cook’s Second Voyage of Discovery.

$390.00

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The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition – An Account of the Crossing of The Continent of Australia from Cooper’s Creek to Carpentaria.

High quality faithful facsimile of the rare Burke and Wills publication of 1861 – Reprinted from “The Argus”.

Published by the Libraries Board of South Australia in 1963. Octavo, ive, 36 pages, folding map. Bound in deep blue leatherette, gilt titles to spine. Neat ownership signature to front ends – distinguished collector.

A super copy of this key exploration account, excellent multi-folding [vertical] map of the Track … of Burke, Wills, King and Gray and the course of Howitt and party to trace the remains of the Expedition.

Burke and Wills perished but not forgotten

$75.00

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Map of Van Diemen’s Land [Tasmania] – Published London 1851 – Catrographer John Tallis

Map of the World [Planisphere suivant la projection de Mercator] – Published Paris in 1780 – Cartographer Rigobert Bonne

Journal of Landsborough’s Expedition – From Carpentaria – in search of Burke and Wills – with a map showing his route – Rare First Edition 1862

Queensland – Pugh’s Almanac for the Year 1886

Important Tasmanian Map – Sketch of Van Diemen Land Explored by Captn Furneaux in March 1773 – Published in 1777

The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition – An Account of the Crossing of The Continent of Australia from Cooper’s Creek to Carpentaria.

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