AGSL GeoDiscovery

Van-Diemen Island

Description:

Published under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge ; From the M.S. Map in the Colonial Office ; J. & C. Walker ; Printed by E. Brain ; Baldwin & Cradock 47 Paternoster Row April 1st, 1833.

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.

Longitudinal and latitudinal lines (Greenwich prime meridian).

Shows waterways, mountain ranges, "Van Diemen Company," buildings/small settlements, islands, various place names.

Descriptive text, such as "low & sandy," "good land," "forest."

Note: "The tract of Country between Hobart-town and Launceston is divided into 36 counties, but the divisions are too minute to be introduced here without confusion."

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/cf112jg7077

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/cf112jg7077

Language:

eng

Creator:

Great Britain, Colonial Office.

Publisher:

Baldwin & Cradock,

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Date Issued:

1833

Spatial Coverage:

Tasmania

Rights:

Image from the Map Collections courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections at brannerlibrary@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false