J.M. Gilmore's Reise in Central Australien, Jan-Okt. 1871, und Ubersicht des Standpunktes der Geographischen Kenntniss jener Gebiete in 1872. Von A. Petermann
Gotha, Justus Perthes, 1872.
A three-colour map (printed surface 246 × 424 mm), mounted on plain paper, with the two original vertical folds barely visible; minimal light foxing; in excellent condition.
'Petermann's Geographische Mittheilungen. Jahrgang 1872, Tafel 22' is printed in the top margin outside the printed border.
'Petermann's Geographische Mittheilungen' (Petermann's Geographical Communications), founded by August Heinrich Petermann in 1855, ceased publication only as recently as 2004. It was 'the oldest German-language journal for geography, in which all major geographical discoveries of the 19th and 20th centuries were published' (Wikipedia). About J.M. Gilmore we have unearthed nothing, and when even such an indefatigable bibliographer as Ian McLaren doesn't record him, you're definitely made a discovery. The map is much more informative. Gilmore made two trips in the Channel Country in south-west Queensland, one in January to March 1871, the other in September-October 1871. The routes are marked in red on the map.
Item #109662
Price (AUD):
$550.00