South Australia Shewing the Division into Counties of the Settled Portions of the Province With situation of Mines of Copper & Lead from the Surveys of Captn Frome R.l Eng.rs Map published London 20 March 1858.
London: Arrowsmith, 1858. Map of South Australia, with a fine close up view of the new colony of South Australia. Lithographed map printed on thick paper, original outline color, 21 1/2 x 25 1/4". With an inset at the top left Plan of Port Adelaide, with soundings and town layout,1846; and another at the upper right showing South Australia as part of the Australian continent. The nine counties are highlighted in yellow, blue or red and include Flinders, Stanley, Gawler, Light, Eyre, Adelaide, Sturt, Hindmarsh, and Russell. Edward John Eyre's routes are outlined in red, along with Captain Frome's tracks of 1842. The Kapunda Copper mine and a proposed railway link from Adelaide to Port Adelaide are indicated. "Mineral Localities coloured Red" lower left, below the black rule. Very bright and clean color outline map. Tooley 1444. National Library Bib ID 101521. Publication details below the rule "London, Pubd. 20 March 1858, by John Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square, for Duttons "South Australia and its Mines." However, this is from an Arrowsmith atlas. Item #21419
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