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asia & pacific<br />
98<br />
Scarce Map Of The New Communications In South-East Asia<br />
STANFORD, Edward Sr.<br />
'PROPOSED EXTENSION of the TELEGRAPHS OF THE EAST<br />
INDIES FROM RANGOON TO SINGAPORE and<br />
ULTIMATELY TO CHINA AND AUSTRALIA.'<br />
'Edward Stanford lith. 6, Charing Cross.'<br />
London: Edward Stanford Sr., [ca. 1870]; lithograph,<br />
inner border: 458 x 429 border: 462 x 433 widest: 466 x 438mm,<br />
in original outline colour.<br />
Evidence of the old folds, minor infilling at a couple of<br />
junctions, the upper left corner re-attached.<br />
Unusual map of India, South-East Asia, the East Indies,<br />
Australia and the southern part of Japan, published to show the<br />
spreading network of telegraph, including sub-marine lines,<br />
throughout the region. The map also marks the mail routes,<br />
with suggested alternatives depending on the season. Madras,<br />
Rangoon, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canton, Sydney, Melbourne<br />
and Adelaide are all prominently marked. Not traced thus on COPAC. £380<br />
99<br />
Scarce Map Of The South-East Asian Peninsula<br />
THE ENGINEER.<br />
'MAP SHOWING CAPT. SPRYE'S PROPOSED ROUTE TO WESTERN<br />
CHINA, AND COMPETITIVE SCHEMES.' 'JCOLE.' 'SWAIN SC.'<br />
'SUPPLEMENT TO THE ENGINEER, DECEMBER 24, 1869.'<br />
[London:] The Engineer, December 24, 1869; woodblock engraving,<br />
inner border: 316 x 215 border: 326 x 223 widest: 354 x 23 mm, in black<br />
and white.<br />
A good example.<br />
Uncommon map of the South-East Asian peninsula, north to the<br />
Yangtze River and south to Singapore, and from Calcutta west to<br />
Hainan. The map illustrates a number of overland routes from the<br />
British and French possessions of the region, into western China,<br />
commencing at Calcutta, Rangoon, Bangkok and Saigon.<br />
The map also includes the sea-routes of the region, marking the<br />
destinations and distances on each route.<br />
£300<br />
100<br />
Uncommon Map Of The Tasmanian Main Line Railway<br />
ANGLO-AMERICAN COMPANY.<br />
'Map of TASMANIA. [triple rule] THE<br />
TASMANIANMAIN LINE RAILWAY SHEWN RED<br />
[symbol].' 'THE TASMANIAN MAIN LINE RAILWAY.'<br />
'PHOTO LITHOGRAPHED BY THE ANGLO AMERICAN<br />
COMPANY 3 PEMBERTON ROW RED LION COURT E.C.'<br />
[London:] Anglo-American Company, [ca. 1880];<br />
photo-lithograph, inner border: 330 x 343 border: 467 x 373<br />
widest: 381 x 373mm, in original outline colour. Tear at<br />
lower right, into the map restored, else a good example.<br />
Detailed map of the central part of Tasmania (the<br />
north-west, north-east and southern extremities are<br />
omitted), highlighting the Tasmanian Main Line Railway<br />
from Hobart Town to Launceston, which is overprinted in<br />
red. The map, with its topographical shading, gives a good<br />
idea of the rugged interior of the island. £300<br />
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