Thomas Elders' Expedition durch Inner-Australien vom Murchison im Westen, bis zum Neales im Osten: ausgeführt durch E. Giles, April-Aug. 1876
Abstract
Rare map showing route of Ernest Giles’ 1876 (14 April to 23 August) expedition that was financed by Sir Thomas Elder. Detailed hand coloured steel plate engraved map showing the tracks taken by Ernest Giles on his bid to cross from Mount Welcome north to the Ashburton River then across the Petermann Ranges to South Australia. Place names in English, textual notes in German.
| Subject | Explorers |
| Australia–Discovery and exploration | |
| Western Australia | |
| South Australia | |
| Early maps | |
| Category | 1. Settlement |
| Author | Giles, Ernest |
| Publisher | August Heinrich Petermann, Petermann’s geographische Mittheilungen. |
| Place Of Publication | Gotha |
| Current Holder | State Library of Western Australia |
| Date | 1877 |
| Item Number | MAP RM 4854 |
| Access Rights | Digitised |
| Rights | Out of copyright |
| Country Of Origin | Germany |
| Language | German |
| English | |
| Description From Source | 1 map : colour ; 25 x 64 cm + 1 sheet Relief shown by hachures and hill shading. Routes of Giles are traced in red by hand, routes of earlier explorations are shown in black and dotted lines. Relief shown by hachures, spot heights and hill shading. Place names shown in English. Published in Petermann’s geographische Mittheilungen, Jahrgang 1877, Tafel 11. Place names in English, textual notes in German. Top left margin: Petermann’s Geographische Mittheilungen. Accompanied by an information sheet supplied by Trowbridge Gallery. |
| Physical Format | Maps |
| Related Resources | https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/WKDUS2U4/ |
| Date Accessed | 2022-10-19 |
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