Gulf of Carpentaria. Flinders Terra Australis ADMIRALTY chart 1929 (1953) map
Australia - North Coast - Gulf of Carpentaria, principally from the original chart of Terra Australis // Duifken Pt. Anche. // Sir Edward Pellew Group. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Principally from the original chart of Terra Australis by Capt. M. Flinders, , Sloop "Investigator," 1802-1803 with additions and corrections to 1950. Duifken Pt. Anche. from a sketch survey by Capt. Kerr, "Albatross," 1896. Sir Edward Pellew Group from a survey by Bennett, , , and the Officers of Australian Surveying Ship "Geranium," 1923, with additions from plans supplied by the Australian Govt., 1923. Provenance: London. Published at the Admiralty under the Superintendence of Rear Admiral Douglas, , , Hydrographer. Crown Copyright reserved. Type: Large British nautical sea chart. Sea charts such as this were working navigational aids which were commonly updated and corrected during their working lives by hand annotation and/or printed overlays. They may also feature manuscript navigational notes, comments or other markings.
Size: 8406px × 12177px
Location: Australia
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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