ARROWSMITH, John (1790-1873). Australia from surveys made by order of the British Government combined with those of D'Entrecasteaux, Baudin, Freycinet . . London: 1 May 1838. Engraved map on two sheets (each 637 x 525mm to outer limits of engraved area), to the scale of 100 miles to 1¼ inches (1: 5,068,800), hand-coloured in outline, dissected and mounted on linen. (Light even browning and soiling.)

ARROWSMITH, John (1790-1873). Australia from surveys made by order of the British Government combined with those of D'Entrecasteaux, Baudin, Freycinet . . London: 1 May 1838. Engraved map on two sheets (each 637 x 525mm to outer limits of engraved area), to the scale of 100 miles to 1¼ inches (1: 5,068,800), hand-coloured in outline, dissected and mounted on linen. (Light even browning and soiling.)

RARE FIRST EDITION OF JOHN ARROWSMITH'S FIRST MAP OF AUSTRALIA. It contains insets of Tasmania and the Torres Straits, as well as details of the great voyages of exploration by Tasman, Flinders, De Witt, Dampier, etc. ONLY 4 COPIES CAN BE TRACED AT AUCTION IN THE PAST 40 YEARS (ABPC/RBH). Tooley, The Mapping of Australia, 81.