Maps
Geography of the Australasian Colonies and the Pacific Islands with Illustrations and Coloured Maps
London, Collins, [No date, circa early 1890s]. Tidy contemporary ownership details (Whinham College, South Australia). One of the Collins School Series. More about Geography of the Australasian Colonies and the Pacific Islands with Illustrations and Coloured Maps
Gregory's Street Directory of Adelaide and Suburbs. Limited Edition Reprint .. 1st Edition (1936)
[Adelaide, Gregory's, No Date]/ 1936. Superb reference to Adelaide in the centenary year. More about Gregory's Street Directory of Adelaide and Suburbs. Limited Edition Reprint .. 1st Edition (1936
Shell Motor Tours. [South Australia (cover subtitle)]
Adelaide, The Shell Company of Australia Ltd, [circa 1930s]. More about Shell Motor Tours. [South Australia (cover subtitle
National Geographic Atlas of the World
Washington, National Geographic Society, 1995 [revised sixth edition]. More about National Geographic Atlas of the World
National Geographic Atlas of the World
Washington, National Geographic Society, 1981. More about National Geographic Atlas of the World
The Times Atlas of the World
London, Times Books/ Harper Collins, 1991. More about The Times Atlas of the World
The New Counties, Hundreds, & District Atlas of South Australia and the Northern Territory, 1876, together with [a] Map of South Australia indicating Roads, Distances, relative position of Counties, &c., &c .
Adelaide, E.S. Wigg and Son, 1876. The leather title-label contains some interesting details: 'The New District Atlas of South Australia and Northern Territory. Published by E.S. Wigg and Son, Adelaide, for the Proprietors, F.E. Hiscocks and Co.'. All but one of the very attractive maps carry the imprint of 'F.W...... More about The New Counties, Hundreds, & District Atlas of South Australia and the Northern Territory,...
Journal of Mr Barclay's Exploration, 1878
Adelaide, Government Printer, 1878. South Australian Parliamentary Paper Number 209 of 1878. Barclay and his small party left Alice Springs on 31 January 1878; before turning back on 4 June, they had almost reached the Queensland border. Lack of food and water was the main problem, exacerbated on their return... More about Journal of Mr Barclay's Exploration, 1878
The Mapping of Terra Australis
Macquarie Park, Universal Press, 1995. 'A Guide to Early Printed Maps of Australia, Antarctica and the South Pacific'. More about The Mapping of Terra Australis
Cohrs' Atlas Ofver Sverige. Fullstandig Reskarta, 1 Fickformat, Utarbetad Och Graverad
Stockholm, A.-B. Nordiska Bokhandeln, 1908. With 23 full-colour maps, some folding. More about Cohrs' Atlas Ofver Sverige. Fullstandig Reskarta, 1 Fickformat, Utarbetad Och Graverad
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Topographic Maps of South Australia [cover title]
[Adelaide, The Compiler], 1926. The copy in the State Library of South Australia has a presentation inscription on the front cover 'by the author'. It also contains an introductory leaf of text which is worth quoting: 'These maps are to be issued in sets of six at short intervals. They... More about Topographic Maps of South Australia [cover title
Topographical Sketch of Mount Lofty. Compiled by W.H. Edmunds
[Adelaide], The Compiler, [circa 1928]. Trove records a single copy of three different sizes of this map, held by only one institution, the State Library of South Australia. This example appears to conform with the largest one, described by the SLSA thus: 'Scale [ca. 1:8,282] ... Topographical map of Mt... More about Topographical Sketch of Mount Lofty. Compiled by W.H. Edmunds
The Furthest Shore
The Rocks/ Sydney, International Cultural Corporation of Australia/ Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1988. More about The Furthest Shore
Geographic Travels in Central Australia from 1872 to 1874
Melbourne, Printed for the Author by McCarron, Bird, 1875. More about Geographic Travels in Central Australia from 1872 to 1874
Geographic Travels in Central Australia from 1872 to 1874
Melbourne, Printed for the Author by McCarron, Bird, 1875. Inscribed (by Baron Ferdinand von Mueller) 'To Dr H.A. John Clarke FRCS as a mark of respect from the originator of these enterprises'. Von Mueller was entrusted with 'the task of revising [Giles's] journals for the press ... as he has... More about Geographic Travels in Central Australia from 1872 to 1874
Flinders Ranges Management Review. Investigation Report, December 1989
Adelaide, South Australian Department of Environment & Planning, 1989. More about Flinders Ranges Management Review. Investigation Report, December 1989
The West Point Military History of The Second World War. [Comprising] Europe and the Mediterranean; Asia and the Pacific; and Military Campaign Atlas
Wayne, Avery Publishing Group, 1989. Not least, the atlas contains 135 pages of detailed colour maps. More about The West Point Military History of The Second World War. [Comprising] Europe and the...
South Australia. Its History, Resources, and Productions
London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1876. Provenance: Sir John Hawkshaw, Hollycombe, with his name-plate on the front pastedown, and a pencilled inscription on the first blank page ('To Sir John Hawkshaw with Mr Sam Davenport's complts. Phila 30/6/76'. Sir John Hawkshaw (1811-1891) was a famous British civil engineer... More about South Australia. Its History, Resources, and Productions
Log of the Centurion. Based on the Original Papers of Captain Philip Saumarez on board HMS Centurion, Lord Anson's Flagship during his Circumnavigation, 1740-44
New York, Macmillan, 1973. Loosely inserted is an 18th century printing of the endpaper map, possibly removed from the 15th edition of Anson's 'A Voyage round the World', published in the 1780s (according to the pencilled note). The folding map (printed surface 227 x 404 mm) is in excellent condition. More about Log of the Centurion. Based on the Original Papers of Captain Philip Saumarez on board HMS...
Captain Johnston's Report of the General Scheme for the Improvement of the River Murray; together with Plans and Estimates. [Bound together with] Report on Improvements in the Vicinity of the Mouth of the River Murray, South Australia
Adelaide, R.E.E. Rogers, Government Printer, 1912 [and] 1913. The ownership signature of Arthur Searcy (1913) is written in pencil on each title page. Arthur Searcy (1852-1935) was Controller of Harbors from July 1911 and Chairman of the Harbors Board Committee until his retirement at the age of 65 (information from... More about Captain Johnston's Report of the General Scheme for the Improvement of the River Murray; together...
Geographie de la Chine, 1930
Zi-Ka-Wei (near Shanghai), Imprimerie de l'Orphinat de T'ou-Se-We, 1930 (second edition)/ 1929. Loosely inserted are three contemporary maps in French, neatly hand-drawn and hand-coloured in outline, of China, Indo-China and the French colonies in the Pacific, and a printed map in English, removed from another book, showing the coast and... More about Geographie de la Chine, 1930
Narrative of the Surveying Voyage of HMS 'Fly', commanded by Captain F.P. Blackwood RN in Torres Strait, New Guinea, and other Islands of the Eastern Archipelago, during the years 1842-1846. Together with an Excursion into the Eastern Part of Java
London, T.W. Boone, 1847 [first issue]. 'Jukes's "Narrative" chronicle a significant early surveying voyage during which the Barrier Reef was charted for the first time in detail. His work on the natural history of the reef is considered a classic, strongly supporting Charles Darwin's theory on the formation of coral... More about Narrative of the Surveying Voyage of HMS 'Fly', commanded by Captain F.P. Blackwood RN in Torres...