Oceania & Polar maps

Here you will find maps of Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific islands, the North and South Poles

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Item	Date	Description	Cartographer Publisher	Mounted Matted	Overall Size	Price £
OP 079	1854	Australia - the famous Tallis map illustrated with engraved vignettes of Sydney, Kangaroos, Natives of Australia Felix, Australian Parrots and Cockatoo, Natives of the tribe of Bogan. Original hand outline colouring, the vignettes coloured at a later date. Tiny and almost invisible repaired tear at original centrefold. From the Montgomery Martin "History of the British Colonies". Illustrations by J Marchant engraved by J Allen.	J. Rapkin for John Tallis & Co	Mounted or Unmounted - the latter being cheaper by £5-	460x370 mounted	185 SOLD
OP 080	1854	Australia - Victoria & Port Philip, the famous Tallis map illustrated with engraved vignettes of Melbourne, River Glenelo, two tribal scenes . Original outline colouring, the vignettes hand coloured at a later date. From the Montgomery Martin "History of the British Colonies". Illustrations by A Warren engraved by J Rogers.	J. Rapkin for John Tallis & Co	Mounted or Unmounted - the latter being cheaper by £5-	460x370 mounted	90
OP 082	1854	Australia - Tasmania, the famous Tallis map illustrated with engraved vignettes of Hobart Town, Residence of the VDL agent at Circular Head, Tasmanian Wolf. Original outline colouring, the vignettes hand coloured at a later date. From the Montgomery Martin "History of the British Colonies". Illustrations by H Warren engraved by J Rogers.	J. Rapkin for John Tallis & Co	Mounted or Unmounted - the latter being cheaper by £5-	370x460 mounted	100
OP 083	1854	Australia - New South Wales, the famous Tallis map illustrated with engraved vignettes of Sydney Cove, The Murray, a Xantorrhoea, Seal of the colony. Original outline colouring, the vignettes hand coloured at a later date. From the Montgomery Martin "History of the British Colonies". Illustrations by H Warren engraved by J Rogers.	J. Rapkin for John Tallis & Co	Mounted or Unmounted - the latter being cheaper by £5-	370x460 mounted	90
OP 084	1854	Australia - part of South Australia, the famous Tallis map illustrated with engraved vignettes of Adelaide, Native catamaran, a dingo, Seal of the Colony . Original outline colouring, the vignettes hand coloured at a later date. From the Montgomery Martin "History of the British Colonies". Illustrations by H Warren engraved by J Rogers.	J. Rapkin for John Tallis & Co	Mounted or Unmounted - the latter being cheaper by £5-	370x460 mounted	75
OP 085	1854	Australia - Western Australia, the Swan River, the famous Tallis map illustrated with 6 engraved vignettes including Perth from Mount Eliza . Original outline colouring, the vignettes hand coloured at a later date. From the Montgomery Martin "History of the British Colonies". Illustrations by A N Wray engraved by W Lacey. Tiny ink splatter in title area - not very obtrusive.	J. Rapkin for John Tallis & Co	Mounted or Unmounted - the latter being cheaper by £5-	460x370 mounted	75
OP 054	1865	Australia. Important but decorative map displaying the limits of exploration. the empty centre has a list of all of the counties by State and the numbers corresponding to this key are given on the map. Good border design, later hand colouring, condition excellent for a map of this series.	J. Rapkin	Unmounted Coloured	330x270	45 SOLD
OP 047	1876	Australia - New South Wales & Victoria. Very attractively engraved and coloured lithograph. Vividly shows the counties and their boundaries. Recommended item.	J. Bartholomew for George Philip & Son	Unmounted Coloured	415x295	22 SOLD
OP 050	1881	Australia - Queensland. Fine small map with excellent colouring and readability. Coloured by counties.	J. Bartholomew for Chambers Encyclopaedia	Unmounted Coloured	215x270	12
OP 055	1881	Australia - Victoria. Fine small map with excellent colouring and readability. Coloured by counties.	J. Bartholomew for Chambers Encyclopaedia	Unmounted Coloured	270x215	12
OP 043	1882	Australia. Impressively large map of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria. Counties all shown, detail on rivers and peaks - very crisp.	J. Bartholomew	Unmounted Coloured	345x510	14
OP 045	1882	Australia and New Zealand. Handsome large map with some old names. An inset of the Torres Strait showing dozens of islands and banks.	E. Weller	Unmounted Coloured	510x340	14
OP 063	1895	Australia. Victoria & New South Wales [but also showing South Australia to Long. 136. Very neat, clean & legible with hundreds of place names, clear roads, rail, accurately drawn river courses.	Times Atlas	Unmounted Coloured	410x270	12
OP 072	1895	Australasia - nicely detailed large map with also the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, Santa Cruz Islands etc. Good topographical information on the Australia part.	Times Atlas	Unmounted Coloured	530x410	15
OP 066	1898	Australia. Maps of South Australia and Queensland [ with British New Guinea] - side by side. Well coloured showing all the individual counties. Tracing the railway network is fascinating.	Bartholomew for the Citizen's Atlas	Unmounted Coloured	420x330	12
OP 067	1898	Australia. Maps of New South Wales and Victoria - side by side. Well coloured showing all the individual counties. Tracing the railway network is fascinating.	Bartholomew for the Citizen's Atlas	Unmounted Coloured	420x330	12
OP 033	1898	Australia. New South Wales (Eastern Section) showing the counties outlined in colour. This large map has Hume and Narran counties on its West.	Bartholomew	Unmounted Coloured	285x390	15
OP 034	1898	Australia, Victoria, a large map with all of the counties outlined in colour.	Bartholomew	Unmounted Coloured	380x280	16
OP 011	1902	Australia. New South Wales/Victoria with a fine inset of Melbourne. Both maps joined on a single large sheet. Substantial political detail.	Bartholomew	Unmounted Coloured	360x465	9
OP 010	1902	Australia. South Australia/Queensland with British New Guinea. Both maps joined on one sheet, in great political detail.	Bartholomew	Unmounted Coloured	360x465	9
OP 012	1902	Australia, a fine political map in full original colour with insets of Perth and Albany.	Bartholomew	Unmounted Coloured	360x465	11
OP 025	1906	Australia. Queensland, in extravagant detail	Geo. Philip	Unmounted Coloured	480x370	6
OP 026	1906	Australia. Western Australia, a particularly well-informed map with great detail on the goldfields.	Geo. Philip	Unmounted Coloured	480x370	7
OP 024	1906	Australia. S.E. Australia - N.S.W. and Victoria, insets of 3 major ports.	Geo. Philip	Unmounted Coloured	480x370	6
OP 023	1906	Australia, a specialized map showing Industries and Communications - in quite a lot of detail.	Geo. Philip	Unmounted Coloured	480x370	6
OP 001	1907	Australia, a very appealing map in full original colour with insets of Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Tasmania. The jurisdiction of South Australia extends right to Arnheim Land	Bacon	Unmounted Coloured	350x520	15
OP 015	1920	Australia. Queensland Eastern in minute detail with inset of Brisbane	Times Atlas	Unmounted Coloured	590x460	6
OP 018	1920	Australia eastern section basically from Lake Eyre eastwards, much detail and an inset of Tasmania	Times Atlas	Unmounted Coloured	590x460	6
OP 013	1920	Australia. South Australia in great detail with large inset of Adelaide.	Times Atlas	Unmounted Coloured	590x460	6
OP 014	1920	Australia, western section with insets of Albany & Perth. Western Australia in minute detail, extends to Long. 136	Times Atlas	Unmounted Coloured	590x460	7
OP 016	1920	Australia. New South Wales in extravagant detail with insets of Sydney and the new Commonwealth Territory of Canberra.	Times Atlas	Unmounted Coloured	460x590	7
OP 017	1920	Australia. Victoria and Tasmania, a detail map with insets of Melbourne and Hobart	Times Atlas	Unmounted Coloured	590x460	6
OP 004	1920	Australia, very colourful political map in full original colour. Northern Territory is separated from South Australia. There are inset maps of Rainfall, Vegetation and Population Density and Tasmania appears on the main map.	Times Atlas	Unmounted Coloured	460x590	12
OP 058	1784	Oceania - Tonga Islands of Mangeea, Wateeoo, Toobouai and Wanooaette on a single map from a copper engraving. It is held by some that this map was by William Bligh, others say it was by Joseph Bankes. It certainly appears in some editions of Cook's Voyages. Hand coloured, some minor imperfections as to be expected.	eng. by Duff	Unmounted Coloured	205x273	35
OP 076	1831	Oceania - large engraved map showing vividly the extent of exploration. new Guinea has some dotted outline, the old names are used, Sandwich Islands, Friendly Islands, Society Islands. New Zealand shows the Maori names for North and South Islands. Minor spots of grubbiness, original outline colouring, substantial margins.	J & C Walker for the SDUK	Unmounted Coloured	335x410	20
OP 044	1882	Oceania - the Pacific Ocean. Unusual perspective as it is on a polar gnomic projection. Elegant and well coloured. Slight repaired marginal tear does not touch image area.	E. Weller	Unmounted Coloured	500x340	12
OP 064	1895	Oceania - Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomon Isles plus many tiny islands, banks and reefs. Exceptionally well drawn and lightly coloured map of the area, finely detailed.	Times Atlas	Unmounted Coloured	520x410	12
OP 065	1895	Oceania - 3 separate maps on one large sheet - can be split easily into sections. The largest shows New Guinea and the Papuan Archipelago with insets of New Britain, New Ireland and Astrolabe Bay - coloured to show the colonial masters. Next is another with insets of the Fijis, Sandwich and Navigator Islands. Not least is a map of the South Polar Regions showing the limits of exploration [with dates]. A very fine all-rounder map for small money.	Times Atlas	Unmounted Coloured	520x410	15
OP 073	1895	Oceania - Polynesian Groups plus New Guinea and the Papuan archipelago plus South Polar Regions [with explorers paths]. This is 2 totally separable maps on one large double sheet.	Times Atlas	Unmounted Coloured	520x410	15
OP 081	1854	Polynesia - the islands in the Pacific Ocean, the famous Tallis map illustrated with engraved vignettes of Kalakooa, Otaheite, Harbour of Dory New Guinea. Original outline colouring, the vignettes hand coloured at a later date. From the Montgomery Martin "History of the British Colonies". Illustrations by H Winkles engraved by T Wrightson.	John Tallis & Co	Mounted or Unmounted - the latter being cheaper by £5-	460x370 mounted	55 SOLD
OP 078	1831	North Polar - finely engraved large map with minimal outline colouring designed to shows Countries around the North Pole [to Lat. 40.] Alaska is shown as Russian America and Greenland is shown attached to the North American continent. Ample margins - a fine-looking map for the specialist collector.	J & C Walker for the SDUK	Unmounted Coloured	335x410	27
OP 077	1831	South Polar - finely engraved large map with minimal outline colouring designed to shows Countries around the South Pole [to Lat. 45] but of the Antarctic Continent only a scrap of Palmers Land, south of the South Shetlands, is shown. Ample margins - a map for the specialist collector.	J & C Walker for the SDUK	Unmounted Coloured	335x410	20