The Maritime Portion of South Australia from the Surveys of Captn. Flinders & of Col. Light, Survr. Genl
London, John Arrowsmith, 5 February 1839 (second state)/ 1838.
A hand-coloured engraved map (printed surface approximately 536 × 655 mm, sheet size approximately 562 × 665 mm), dissected into 18 panels and mounted on linen, folding down to 188 × 113 mm, with plain paper mounted on the two external surfaces.
A few small spots; some very faint offsetting; unobtrusive marks and pencilling to the backing linen on the verso; an excellent copy.
A very early map of the fledgling colony of South Australia, with three inset maps showing: 1. The eastern coast of Gulf St. Vincent; 2. 'The City of Adelaide with the Acre Allotments numbered, surveyed by Col. Light'; and 3. 'Sketch of Nepean Bay and Kingscote Harbour, by Wm. Chesser'. 'Arrowsmith's Australian Maps', an online resource by Dorothy Prescott, suggests this is the second state, prior to the addition of a fourth inset map (of Encounter Bay) in the upper right-hand corner. Provenance: James Edge-Partington, with his bookplate (by Charles Praetorius) on one of the external surfaces; afterwards Geoffrey Ingleton, with the G. & N. Ingleton bookplate, and the Ingleton Collection catalogue inkstamp and number (10415).
Item #144319
Price (AUD):
$2,500.00