Map State West Sheet, W 1840/3

Australia from surveys made by order of the British Government

AUSTRALIA FROM SURVEYS MADE BY ORDER OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT COMBINED WITH THOSE OF D'ENTRECASTEAUX, BAUDIN, FREYCINET, &c, &c BY JOHN ARROWSMITH. 1840.
London, Pubd. 1st May 1840, by John Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Sq.

[WEST SHEET] Extent E 112° TO E 137° 30'

OVERLAP

The sheets are designed to be joined along E 134°. On the west sheet the area between E 134°and E 137° 30' is not fully updated

INSET:

Bottom right. [Eastern hemisphere]

Description

Shows

COLONIES:

SOUTH AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

REGIONS:

ARNHEM LAND, TASMAN LAND, DAMPIER LAND, DE WITT LAND, ENDRAGT LAND, EDEL LAND, VLAMING LAND, LEEUWIN LAND, NUYTS LAND, VICTORIA

COUNTIES: WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Twenty-six counties are shown which are numbered and listed in table bottom left.

BOUNDARIES:

The boundary between New South Wales and Western Australia shown at 129°E. The territorial limits of the Colony of Western Australia first formally defined by Letters patent dated 4th March 1831. Prior to that date the western boundary of New South Wales was by Letters patent of 6th July 1825, proclaimed at Sydney 20th Dec. 1825 extended to 129°E).
The western boundary of South Australia is shown at 132°E declared on 28th December 1836. (McLelland, M. H. 1971, p. 672-4, 677)

EXPLORERS:

George Grey and Franklin Lushington Dec. 1837- April 1838, George Grey 1839, John Lort Stokes 1837-38, John Clements Wickham 1839.

NOTES ON COASTS

See West 1838/1

REFERENCE:

Not in Tooley

NOTES

This state shows the discoveries of John Clements Wickham and George Grey.

Northern Territory

In the 1840/1 state of the map Victoria is inserted on the Coburg Peninsula. Coburg Peninsula is shortened to Coburg Pa.

Western Australia

The first 1838 issue of the map is notable for its blank interior. Almost all the information is coastal in nature except for the south-west corner of the continent.
In the 1839/1(1838/2) state of the map the name WESTERN AUSTRALIA has been added to the map. Fifteen counties are named and delimited on the map with the exception of Kent which lacks northern and eastern limits.
Also in this state of the map new names appear from Lieut. Lort Stokes survey in King Sound. He has renamed the Sound in honour of Phillip Parker King who had previously named it Cygnet Bay. The following names appear; Beagle Bay, King Sound, Roe's I., Hope Inlet, Disaster B. Valentine I., Fitzroy R., Mary I., Pt. Torment, Stokes Bay and Port Usborne. (Hordern, Marsden 1989, p.62, 63 map, 72 and 82 and loose map)
Names appear following George Grey's expedition to Hanover Sound (Dec.1837) accompanied by five men one of whom was his close friend Lt. Franklin Lushington. The course of the Glenelg River appears and also shown are Lushington's farthest and Lt. Grey's farthest. (Cannon, Michael 1987, p. 186)
In the 1840/1 state of the map the number of counties has been increased to 26 names which are now numbered and listed separately in a table. This state ,shows the increase in knowledge of the area east and south of Perth.
An explorer's track is shown east of Perth to Lake Brown and then west to the Moore River. The northern boundary of Twiss County has been adjusted southwards.
Moving down the west coast on the land opposite Jurien Bay a note appears Three rocky hillocks on the ridge.
Also in the 1840/1 state of the map in King Sound the following names have been added from Lort Stokes work on this coast in the Beagle during 1838; Cone Bay, Saddle Hill and Compass Hill on the eastern shoreline. Stephen Ra is inserted across the mouth of the Glenelg R. Relief now shown by hachures.(Cannon, Michael 1987, p. 186)
In the area where the Fitzroy R. debouches into King Sd. is found the comment Thick forest, trees large, further east at Collier Bay two comments have been removed from the hinterland of Collier Bay. The names Doubtful Bay inserted above Collier Bay and Slate Is. (nr. Camden Sound). (Hordern, Marsden 1989, p.62, 63 map, 72 and 82 and loose map)
New developments are shown as far east as almost 119°E.
State 1840/3 shows the results of John Clements Wickham's discoveries on the north coast, of the Adelaide R. (3 line note) and the Victoria River (6 line note. Disc. By Wickham Aug 1839). New place names on the Adelaide R. are Mt. Welcome and on the Victoria R. and coast Treachery B., Keys Inlet, Quoin I., Queen's Channel, Victoria R., Endeavour Hill, McAdams Range, Sea Range, Sand I., Whirlwind Plains, Beagle Valley and Fitzroy Range. On the west coast Exmouth Gulf is now shown with an open head and the note Bottom indistinctly seen has been removed and an Island has been shown near the head opposite a Hill on the east coast.

Also in the 1840/3 state of the map George Grey sets out once more in February 1839 to explore the coast from Shark Bay southwards. On the west coast opposite Geographe Channel, appears Kelaina Pt and below this Lyell Range and the Gascoyne R. shown flowing into Shark Bay. Mangrove flats shown south of the Gascoyne. Long Pt. appears on the mainland opposite Faure Is.
Further south the Murchison R. appears and behind it a range is shown. The following places have been added Victoria Ra., Hutt River, Bowes R., Chapman R., Port Grey, Greenough R., M. Hill, Irwin R., Water Pk., Mt. Horner, Arrowsmith River, Herschel Ra., Gairdner Ra., Hills R. and Smith's grave (Frederick Smith, a member of George Grey's 1839 expedition to the Gascoyne area).(Cannon, Michael, 1987 pp. 188-189)

Changes AND ADDITIONS

REGIONS:

VICTORIA (north of Jurien Bay, W.A.) added, named by George Grey for the new queen. (Cannon, Michael 1987, p. 188)

NOTES

This state shows the discoveries of John Clements Wickham and George Grey.

Western Australia

This state shows the results of John Clements Wickham's discoveries on the north coast, of the Adelaide R. (3 line note) and the Victoria River (6 line note. Disc. By Wickham Aug 1839). New place names on the Adelaide R. are Mt. Welcome and on the Victoria R. and coast Treachery B., Keys Inlet, Quoin I., Queen's Channel, Victoria R., Endeavour Hill, McAdams Range, Sea Range, Sand I., Whirlwind Plains, Beagle Valley and Fitzroy Range. On the west coast Exmouth Gulf is now shown with an open head and the note Bottom indistinctly seen has been removed and an Island has been shown near the head opposite a Hill on the east coast.

In February 1839 George Grey set out once more to explore the coast from Shark Bay southwards. On the west coast opposite Geographe Channel, appears Kelaina Pt and below this Lyell Range and the Gascoyne R. shown flowing into Shark Bay. Mangrove flats shown south of the Gascoyne. Long Pt. appears on the mainland opposite Faure Is.
Further south the Murchison R. appears and behind it a range is shown. The following places have been added Victoria Ra., Hutt River, Bowes R., Chapman R., Port Grey, Greenough R., M. Hill, Irwin R., Water Pk., Mt. Horner, Arrowsmith River, Herschel Ra., Gairdner Ra., Hills R. and Smith's grave (Frederick Smith, a member of George Grey's 1839 expedition to the Gascoyne area). (Cannon, Michael, 1987 pp. 188-189)

Key Dates

1616 - 1840
Situation date
May 1840
Map Publication Date

Original sources

Hydrographic Office (UK)
Cambridge Gulf entrance -Turtle Pt to Pearce Pt. to River Peak L2369 Shelf Xe including Fitzmaurice River ca. 1:145 000 Com. J. L. Stokes 1839
Cambridge Gulf -Victoria River from River Peak to Fitzroy Ra. Ca. 1:145 000 Com. J. L. Stokes 1839 L2368 Shelf Xe
Clarence Str., Melville Is, S.E. coast & Coburg Pena. Ca.1: 290 000 Com. J. L. Stokes 1839 L2372 Shelf Xe
Victoria River ca. 1:558 000 Com. J. L. Stokes 1839 L2369a Shelf Xe
Adelaide River ca. 1: 72 000 Com. J.L. Stokes 1839 L2370 Shelf Xe.
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Institutional and Other Holdings

National Library of Australia Map Collection

  • Australia [cartographic material] : from surveys made by order of the British Government combined with those of D'Entrecasteaux, Baudin, Freycinet etc etc. / by John Arrowsmith 1840, MAP NK 2456/107A; National Library of Australia Map Collection. Details

Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries

  • Australia from surveys made by order of the British Government [cartographic material] : combined with those of D'Entrecasteaux, Baudin, Freycinet &c. &c. / by John Arrowsmith., 919.4 A77; Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Cannon, Michael, The exploration of Australia, Reader's Digest, Sydney, 1987, 304 pp. Details
  • Hordern, Marsden, Mariners are warned! : John Lort Stokes and H.M.S. Beagle in Australia 1837-1843, Melbourne University Press at the Miegunyah Press, Carlton, Victoria, 1989, 359 pp. Details
  • Tooley, Ronald Vere, The mapping of Australia and Antarctica, Holland Press, London, 1985, 649 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • McClelland, M. H., 'Colonial and state boundaries in Australia', The Australian Law Journal, vol. 45, November 1971, p. 679. Details

Images

Australia from surveys
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Australia from surveys
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West Sheet, W 1840/3
Title
West Sheet, W 1840/3
Type
Map
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National Library of Australia Map Collection

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