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1892 Rand McNally Map of Eastern Australia
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Title
Map of Australia.
1892 (dated) 27 x 20 in (68.58 x 50.8 cm) 1 : 5100000
1892 (dated) 27 x 20 in (68.58 x 50.8 cm) 1 : 5100000
Description
This is a beautiful example of Rand McNally and Company's 1892 map of eastern Australia. It covers the eastern half of the continent from Crocker Island to the Bass Strait. The provinces of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and part of the Northern Territory and South Australia are featured. Two insets in the top right quadrant detail Sydney and Melbourne while two additioanl insets along the top and left borders feature the northern portion of Queensland and the S.W. corner of Western Australia. Although the map is highly detailed along the coast lines and the interiors of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, large portions of the Northern Territory and South Australia are not only vaguely represented. Although at the time Australia was part of the British empire, the six colonies managed most of their own affairs through the practice of responsible government. Color coded according to provinces and regions, the map notes several towns, cities, rivers, mountains and various other topographical details with relief shown by hachure. This map was issued as plate nos. 154 and 155 in the 1895 issue of Rand McNally and Company's Indexed Atlas of the World - possibly the finest atlas Rand McNally ever issued.
Cartographer
Rand, McNally and Co. (fl. 1856 - present) is an American publisher of maps, atlases and globes. The company was founded in 1856 when William H. Rand, a native of Quincy, Massachusetts, opened a print shop in Chicago. Rand hired the recent Irish immigrant Andrew McNally to assist in the shop giving him a wage of 9 USD per week. The duo landed several important contracts, including the Tribune's (later renamed the Chicago Tribune) printing operation. In 1872, Rand McNally produced its first map, a railroad guide, using a new cost effective printing technique known as wax process engraving. As Chicago developed as a railway hub, the Rand firm, now incorporated as Rand McNally, began producing a wide array of railroad maps and guides. Over time, the firm expanded into atlases, globes, educational material, and general literature. By embracing the wax engraving process, Rand McNally was able to dominate the map and atlas market, pushing more traditional American lithographic publishers like Colton, Johnson, and Mitchell out of business. Eventually Rand McNally opened an annex office in New York City headed by Caleb S. Hammond, whose name is today synonymous with maps and atlases, and who later started his own map company, C. S. Hammond & Co. Both firms remain in business. More by this mapmaker...
Source
Rand McNally & Co., Foreign Countries. Rand, McNally & Co's Indexed Atlas of the World (Complete in Two Volumes)…, (Chicago) 1895.
Condition
Very good. Minor wear along original centerfold. Text on verso.
References
Rumsey 3565.041 (1897 edition). Philip (atlases) 1026 (1898 edition).