Map State Van Diemens Land, 1832/1

Van Diemens Land by J. Arrowsmith. [Pl.] 36. London, Pubd. 15 Feby. 1832 by J. Arrowsmith, 33 East Street, Red Lion Square. Scale [ca.1: 633 600]. -- 1 map : col. ; 60 x 49.5 cm.

Description

Shows:

PLATE NO:

36

POLICE DISTRICTS:

LAUNCESTON, NORFOLK PLAINS, CAMPBELL TOWN, OATLANDS, OYSTER BAY, CLYDE, NEW NORFOLK, RICHMOND and HOBART TOWN

V.D.L. Co's GRANTS:

WOOLNORTH, CIRCULAR HEAD, HAMPSHIRE HILLS, MIDDLESEX PLAINS, SURREY HILLS and land in three islands named TREFOIL, WALKER'S & ROBBINS ISLANDS

TABLE:

The following arrangements for the Grants to the Van Diemen's Land Company have been determined upon.

Acreages are given for the above listed areas in all totalling 350 000 acres.

The information is superimposed on a topographic base with relief shown by hachures. The map carries notes on vegetation and soils and some historical notes on discovery.

REFERENCE

Not in Tooley. Appears in The printed maps of Tasmania
F 1517

Key Dates

1828 - 1830
Situation date
15 February 1832
Map Publication Date

Institutional and Other Holdings

Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division

Mitchell Map Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • Van Diemens Land [cartographic material] / by J. Arrowsmith., 1832, Z/M2 880/1832/1; Mitchell Map Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

State Library of Victoria, Rare Books

  • Sketch of the history of Van Diemen's Land, illustrated by a map of the island, and an account of the Van Diemen's Land Company / by James Bischoff., 1832, SLT 994.602 B54; State Library of Victoria, Rare Books. Details

The University of Melbourne Library, Special Collections

  • Sketch of the history of Van Diemen's Land, illustrated by a map of the island, and an account of the Van Diemen's Land Company / by James Bischoff, UniM Bail SpC/AX 994.6 Bi; The University of Melbourne Library, Special Collections. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Bischoff, James, Sketch of the history of Van Diemen's Land, illustrated by a map of the island, and an account of the Van Diemen's Land Company, John Richardson, London, 1832, 260 pp. Details
  • Tooley, Ronald Vere, Printed maps of Tasmania, 1642-1900, Francis Edwards Ltd, London, 1975. Details
  • Tooley, Ronald Vere, The mapping of Australia and Antarctica, Holland Press, London, 1985, 649 pp. Details

Images

Van Diemens Land, 1832/1
Title
Van Diemens Land, 1832/1
Type
Map
Repository
The University of Melbourne Library, Special Collections

Details

Dorothy F. Prescott