Oceania Australia hooked Lake Torrens c.1855 Fullarton large map Pacific islands
Oceania Australia hooked Lake Torrens c.1855 Fullarton large map Pacific islands Oceania Australia hooked Lake Torrens c.1855 Fullarton large map Pacific islands Oceania Australia hooked Lake Torrens c.1855 Fullarton large map Pacific islands
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Oceania, or Islands in the Pacific Ocean, on Mercators Projection, Comprising Polynesia, Malaysia and Australasia.

(Australia- Pacific Islands)

Issued c.1855, Edinb. & London by A. Fullarton. Printed by Macpherson.

Fine mid-19th century folio sheet color lithographed map. Of note for the erroneous misconception that Lake Torrens in southern Australia was "hook-shaped". Countless dozens (hundreds?) of tiny islands named across the Pacific, death of Capt. Cook mentioned in Sandwich Islands (Hawaii). Washington & Oregon in Western U.S. labelled as extending across to the Rocky Mountain range.

Paper and image remains clean and well preserved with a fine patina and visual appeal.

Original fold line as issued.

Sheet measures c. 18 5/8"H x 22 7/8"W.

Printed area measures c. 16 1/4"H x 19 5/8"W.

Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers , vol. 2, p.122.

[R16843]