The Mapping of Australia [first edition]

Essential reference for any serious collector of Australian maps, or students of its early exploration by Europeans: reprints the author's catalogue of maps, with commentary; also added are essays on the maps of New South Wales, Tasmania, the "Dutch Period", foreign maps of Australia, French mapping of New Zealand, all previously published in the Map Collectors' Series. Stout hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Light wear to book, some smudging & marks to page edges, edges a bit rubbed; jacket loose, with tears & large chips, faded spine. Text clean; xix, blank, 633 pages - 376 of text plus 239 reproductions of maps; index. A surcharge for expedited or international shipping of this heavy book may be required; please inquire for an accurate quote. Size: Small Quarto