AGSL GeoDiscovery

Map of part of British New Guinea

Description:

Drawn by W. R. Cuthbertson ; Lithographed at the Department of Lands and Survey Melbourne by T. Slater.

Longitudinal and latitudinal lines (Greenwich meridian).

Relief shown by shading and spot heights (at peaks).

Insets: Mount Obree, Owen Stanley Range B.N.C.; Mount Owen Stanley.

Lists of villages.

Topographical text, such as "Well grassed bald hills," "limestone," "wild sugar cane," and "Apparently succession of Ranges in this direction but owing to the very wet wet [sic] and misty weather experienced throughout the trip was unable to correctly define character of country."

Shows drainage, villages, various place names.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/xf154nt2108

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/xf154nt2108

Language:

eng

Creator:

Victoria, Department of Crown Lands and Survey.

Publisher:

Royal Geographical Society of Australasia

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Discoveries in geography

Date Issued:

1887

Spatial Coverage:

Papua New Guinea

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