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3 items extracted from CO 13/77 (folios 36, 90 and 231 respectively). (1) Map of...
Catalogue reference: MPG 1/734
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- 1852
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3 items extracted from CO 13/77 (folios 36, 90 and 231 respectively). (1) Map of most of Victoria and eastern part of South Australia (here called 'Australia Felix'). No scale shown, but about 1 inch to 44 miles (calculated). (2) Sketch map of the route from Wellington in South Australia in a south-easterly direction to the border with Victoria (about 127 miles). No scale shown, but (calculated) about 4 inches to 7 miles. Surveyed by John McLaren. (3) Map of the part of South Australia east of the St Vincent Gulf, showing the course of the River Murray, surveys undertaken, nature of terrain etc. Reference table. Scale: 1 inch to 8 miles. By R J Loveday RSM, August 1852. Dimensions of sheets: (1) 31.1 cm x 49.5 cm; (2) 31.8 cm x 151.1 cm; (3) 57.8 cm x 73 cm.
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- English
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