The District of Adelaide, South Australia; as divided into Country Sections, from the Trigonometrical Surveys of Colonel Light, late Survr. Genl
London, John Arrowsmith, [1840]/ 1839.
A hand-coloured engraved map (printed surface approximately 625 × 515 mm), dissected into 18 panels and mounted on linen, with overlapping edging (overall dimensions 642 × 540 mm); outer panels backed with marbled paper, one with a small label inscribed 'District of Adelaide | 1839' in ink.
Linen tanned and with some trifling wear at the folds; a few spots of foxing and some faint offsetting to the map; some early ink (see below) and later pencilled annotations; in very good condition.
The imprint is covered by a small paper label ('Sold by J. Wyld, Geographer to Her Majesty ...'), but this example appears to be from the sixth issue, published in 1840. This issue was the first to include an additional section of Port Adelaide above the printed border. This example contains numerous early manuscript additions in ink, supplying or correcting the names of the owners of the country sections. Several identify the early villages around the city, including 'German Village of Klemzig', 'Kensington Vill.', and 'Paynham [sic] Vill.'. John Arrowsmith (1790-1873) 'was an important English cartographer, especially for Australians. A member of a family of geographers, his production focused on mapping British colonies around the world at a scale that surpassed that of any other contemporary map maker. Additionally, he had access to the very latest despatches received at the Colonial Office and the British Admiralty, which formed the source for many of his productions. His work covers the period 1832 to 1862'. His lasting contribution is his 'London Atlas of Universal Geography' which went through at least eight editions between 1834 and 1858 (Dorothy Prescott: 'Arrowsmith's Australian Maps', online resource). Provenance: 'Presented to the South Australian Company by Mr G.K. Soward during the visit to Adelaide of Andrew Johnston, London Director, 21 Decr. 1900 - 9 Feb 1901' is inscribed in ink near the title. George Klewitz Soward was a prominent architect and politician in South Australia. His architectural work includes many notable Federation-era buildings, including Beehive Corner and the Queen Adelaide Club. Tooley 112.
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