New South Wales (Eastern Section) antique map c1890.

by Gaskell, Charles A.

Eastern Section of New South Wales, antique map c1890.

The well-settled eastern section of New South Wales, with named counties, cities, towns and railways, rivers, mountains and other geographical notations. This antique map was colour-printed circa 1890 for Gaskell's Atlas of the World.

Charles A. Gaskell arrived in Chicago in the early 1880s and established himself as an author, publisher and book distributor, and his maps are a good example of the maps made in America around that time. Gaskell based his maps on those of the more prominent map-maker, George Cram, so the maps have good accurate detail for the time of publication. Gaskell used cereography, or wax engraving and his maps are quite colourful, in a similar style to Cram’s – with extensive detail, including towns, roads, railroads, rivers, mountain ranges and a few other topographical details. Different pastel shades delineate the states as they existed at the time.

This map extends through the border at top and base. Page size is 360 x 275mm. There is age-soiling around edges of page and larger marks at base.