Subject: Australia, New Zealand
Period: 1853 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
A nice set of five atlas maps depicting both Australia and New Zealand. Prominently displays the gold regions of Australia, which were first publicized by the Australian government only a few years prior. The maps show good detail of towns and cities, roads, rivers, mountains, and each sheet includes an inset map.
A. Australia (21.6 x 16.3").
B. Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia (15.5 x 10.8").
C. New South Wales (10.6 x 14.8").
D. Victoria (14.8 x 10.8").
E. New Zealand (11.3 x 14.9").
References:
Condition: A
Overall clean examples with a hint of toning along the sheet edges. The double-page map of Australia has a hint of color offsetting. Australia: B+/ Other Four Maps: A