Antique Maps of Australia
Richard Nicholson of Chester
A World of Antique Maps and Prints
Established in 1961
All the Maps on this page are guaranteed to be genuine early specimens
published in or around the year stated
AUSTRALIA
19th Century
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Australia and New Zealand, Archibald Fullarton, c.1872
24415 Australia and New Zealand, Archibald Fullarton, c.1872. Price: 95.00
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ACCORDING TO ARROWSMITH AND MITCHELL. DRAWN BY AUGUSTUS PETERMANN F.R.G.S.
A colour lithograph map showing Australia and New Zealand with three inset maps of Victoria and regions, Goldfields of Mount Alexander and part of New South Wales. 20 x 16 1/4 inches. A little light spotting in the blank margins otherwise good condition.
From: The Royal Illustrated Atlas published by Archibald Fullarton and Company
19th Century - Early Hand Colouring
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Western and South Australia, Edward Weller, 1858
27793 Western and South Australia, Edward Weller, 1858. Price: 40.00
WESTERN AUSTRALIA / SOUTH AUSTRALIA
A sheet with two lithograph maps. 16 3/4 x 12 inches. Original hand colouring. Weekly Dispatch Atlas impression stamp in the bottom left hand corner dated 1858. Good condition.
From: The Weekly Dispatch Atlas
19th Century - Early Hand Colouring
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Australia, George Frederick Cruchley, 1848
31524 Australia, George Frederick Cruchley, 1848. Price: 96.00
AUSTRALASIA, NEW ZEALAND, EAST INDIA ISLANDS &C. &C.
A clearly engraved map bearing the imprint April 1st 1842. Publishers rococo cartouche inscribed Cruchley’s Improved Atlas, for Schools & Families. 17 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches. Original outline and wash hand colouring. Small split at the bottom of the centre fold and a little browning in the centre fold. Otherwise good condition.
From: Cruchley’s General Atlas for the use of Schools and Private Tuition
Late 19th Century
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Australia, William Mackenzie, c.1888
32786 Australia, William Mackenzie, c.1888. Price: 14.00
AUSTRALIA
A colour printed map with the imprint of the publisher William MacKenzie, Edinburgh & Glasgow beneath. Original centre fold. 11 1/4 x 9 inches. Small split at the top of the centre fold and light soiling in right hand blank margin but otherwise good condition.
Important Map - 19th Century
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Australia, James Wyld c.1850
33215 South Australia, James Wild, c.1850. Price: 500.00
MAP OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, VAN DIEMANS LAND AND SETTLES PARTS OF AUSTRALIA RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO MAJOR SIR T. L. MITCHELL Kt. D.C.L. F.G.S. &c. SURVEYOR GENERAL OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
A fascinating engraved map early map of Australia showing the settled parts along with the discoveries from expeditions into the interior. Along with the main map are insets maps of Western Australia, Victoria, Van Diemans Land and Sydney. Published by James Wyld, Charing Cross East, Geographer To Her Majesty. London. Original outline and wash hand colouring. Dissected onto 24 sheets and mounted on linen. with thin purple coloured end boards. An advertisement listing maps by James Wyld appears on the verso of one section. 37 3/4 x 23 3/4 inches. Good condition.
19th Century
33294 Tasmania, Picturesque Atlas,c.1880. Price: 25.00
GENERAL MAP OF TASMANIA
A good large coloured lithograph map of the island from The Picturesque Atlas. Small inset of King Island. Long list of towns and places on Tasmania with their map reference on verso with small view. 23 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches. Good clean condition.
From: The Picturesque Atlas
18th Century
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Tasmania, Catain
33351 Tasmania, Alexander Hogg, c.1784. Price: 60.00
CHART OF VAN DIEMEN’S LAND
An interesting engraved chart showing part of the Tasmanian coast showing a detailed coastline along the southern portion of the island from S.W. Cape east to Storm Bay and beyond Adventure Bay to Cape Frederick Henry. It shows the tracks of the Resolution and Discovery 24 - 30th 1777. Made from the official accounts and charts of Cook’s third and final voyage. Uncoloured. Small tear in the bottom blank margin.
From: Anderson: A New, Authentic, and Complete Account of Voyages Round the World, published by Alexander Hogg
PACIFIC
19th Century - Early Hand Colouring
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Pacific Ocean, John Dower, c.1847
23114 Pacific Ocean, John Dower, c.1847. Price: 28.00
PACIFIC OCEAN
An engraved map with original outline hand colouring. Small uncoloured illustration in the bottom right hand corner showing the heights of various mountains in the region. 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches. Good condition.
From: A School Atlas of Modern Geography
19th Century - Early Hand Colouring
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New Zealand and South Pacific, Conrad Malte-Brun, 1812
24953 New Zealand and South Pacific, Conrad Malte-Brun, 1812. Price: 96.00
OCEANIQUE ORIENT
An engraved map showing part of the east coast of Australia, New Zealand and the south Pacific Islands. The title is shown on the sail of a boat within a scene. 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches. Original outline hand colouring. Good condition.
From: Atlas Complet...
19th Century - Early Hand Colouring
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Pacific Ocean, James Wyld, 1839
28003 Pacific Ocean, James Wyld, 1839. Price: 50.00
PACIFIC OCEAN
An engraved map embellished with a pictorial symbolic title cartouche. Inset map of Tahiti. 9 x 7 1/4 inches. Original outline hand colouring. Good clean condition.
From: An Atlas of Maps of Different Parts of the World; designed to show the stations of the Protestant Missionaries By James Wyld, Geographer to the Queen. London: James Wyld, Charing Cross East. MDCCCXXXIX
18th Century
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Caroline Islands in the Pacific, J. N. Bellin c.1764
32712 Caroline Islands, Jacques Nicolas Bellin, c.1764. Price: 40.00
NOUVELLE CARTE DES ISLES CAROLINES. NIEU KAART DER CAROLYNSCHE EYLANDEN
An engraved map of the Caroline Islands, a widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean. Situated north of New Guinea and east of the Philippines. Decorative rococo title cartouche. The map has been cut close around and mounted on a larger sheet many years ago. Traces of a centre fold. 15 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches. Uncoloured. A little light soiling to the backing but otherwise good condition.
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