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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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