Description
First edition of this large scale c.19th map of Australia by Alexander Keith Johnston (1804–1871) the Geographer Royal for Great Britain. The map shows Australia prior to the discovery of gold, showing a hypothetical Lake Torrens, the 19 counties in New South Wales and 23 in Western Australia are shown. Discoverers of parts of the Australian coastline are also noted. Inland exploration is virtually limited to the south eastern part of Australia.
From: Johnston, A.K. The National Atlas of Historical, Commercial and Political Geography, constructed from the Most Recent and Authentic Sources
References:
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 799.
Tooley, R.V. The Mapping of Australia. London 1979: 755
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 1990247 [1854?]
State Library Victoria: Record ID 9936588333607636
National Library New Zealand: MapColl -f100a 1855 51133 (1855)
Stanford Library: G1019 .J63 1855 FF [1854]
David Rumsey Collection: 0373A (1860)
Library of Congress Washington D.C.: CALL NUMBER G1019 .J58 1857
