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Part of South Australia [cartographic material]
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Creator : Rapkin, J. (John)
Source : Tallis, John,. Tallis's illustrated atlas and modern history of the world Martin, R. Montgomery (Robert Montgomery), Australia, comprising New South Wales, Victoria or Port Philip, South Australia, and Western Australia :
Place Of Creation : London;NewYork
Publisher : John Tallis & Coy
Date of creation : [1851]
Additional Creator : Rogers, J Warren, H Tallis, John, 1815 or 16-1876. Martin, R. Montgomery (Robert Montgomery), 1803?-1868.
Format : Map
Dimensions : 340 x 250 mm
Contributor : State Library catalogue
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Lithographed Map of part of South Australia from Lake Torrens to Kangaroo Island with placenames and named features and showing counties and mining districts. Mapping of the coast from Elliston in the west to the Coorong in the east, and from Kangaroo Island in the south to Mt. Deception in the north. The depiction of Lake Torrens indicates exploration not very advanced at this date. Originally published within 'Tallis's illustrated atlas and modern history of the world'. London : John Tallis & Company, 1851. Also published as plate 13 of Martin's 'Australia, comprising New South Wales, Victoria or Port Philip, South Australia and Western Australia : their history, topography, conditions, resources, statistics, gold discoveries, mines of copper, lead etc.. London. J. Tallis and Co., [1853?].


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Part of South Australia was drawn and engraved by J Rapkin; with illustrations by H Warren and engraved by J Rogers. It was originally a plate within John Tallis's The illustrated atlas and modern history of the world published 1851.

This topographic map of part of South Australia shows the counties and includes notes about the country and vegetation, indicating the harsh environment - for example 'stony and barren plains' and 'dense brush'.

In 1851 South Australia's population reached 63,700 - almost one quarter of the European population lived in city of Adelaide, and another quarter lived on the Adelaide Plains. The other large settlements in the colony were the copper mining centres.

In 2005, the State Library loaned an edition of this map to NASA to accompany Andy Thomas in space.
Subjects
Related names :

Rogers, J

Warren, H

John Tallis & Co
Coverage year : 1851
Period : 1836-1851
Place : South Australia
Region : Adelaide city,Adelaide metropolitan area
Further reading :

Tooley, R.V. Maps and map-makers 7th ed. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1987, p.57

Tooley, R V The mapping of Australia London: Holland Press Cartographica, 1979. vol. 1, p.152-154, Tooley no. 1231
Internet links :

National Library of Australia. Digital Collections, Maps. "Rapkin, J. (John) Part of South Australia [cartographic material] 1851 MAP NK 2456/158"

Cartography Associates. David Rumsey Map Collection. "Part of South Australia. Martin R. M., Tallis, J. & F."

State Library of South Australia, General Information Factsheets Online, Mapping sources for SA history

Lombard Antiquarian Maps and Prints. Maps by John Tallis

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