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ARROWSMITH, John (1790-1873)
[Tasmania] Van Diemens Land
London: John Arrowsmith, February 15, 1842 [issued 1850]. Copper-engraved map, with original outline colour. Sheet size: 25 1/4 x 21 1/2 inches.
A very fine map of Tasmania, depicting the island during an especially fascinating period in its settlement, by one of the great London mapmakers
From the London Atlas, Jan. 1, 1850. Van Diemans Land became Tasmania in 1853, at the same time its last shipment of convicts arrived from England. Abel Tasman (1609? - 1659), a Dutch navigator, discovered the island in 1642 and named it Van Diemans Land.
Arrowsmith's map is characteristically handsome and intriguing, being copied from manuscript surveys. Vast portions of the island remained to be surveyed and continued to be for a very long time thereafter.
Tooley,The Printed Maps of Tasmania, 78; Printed Maps of Australia, 119.
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#4152 $2,500.00 
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© 2002-2005 Donald A. Heald
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