Victoria, map of the 10 millions of acres reserved under the Land Act, 1862 [cartographic material] / C. Gaven Duffy President of the Board of Land & Works ; C.W. Ligars Surveyor General
- Bib ID:
- 3570339
- Format:
- Map
- Author:
- Victoria. Board of Land and Works
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Scale:
- Scale [ca. 1:2,000,000] (E 141°00ʹ--E 150°00ʹ/S 34°00ʹ--S 39°00ʹ).
- Description:
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- [Melbourne] : Fergusson & Mitchell, 1862
- 1 map : col. ; 27.2 x 38.2 cm. + booklet, 50 + 37 p. ; 14 cm.
- Notes:
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- Map of Victoria showing the four million acres surveyed and under survey to be proclaimed open to selection with the passing of the Land Act, no. 145 (1862), as well as the ten million acres and more to be later released, as provided in the Act. The map also includes railways, main roads, towns with comments on sold land, occupied pastoral land as well as unstocked, inferior and unavailable lands. Classes of land grants are shown by shading. Main towns have been referenced by number on the map as shown in the accompanying table. Map displays the signatures of the President of the Board of Land and Works as well as that of the Surveyor-General. Relief shown by hachures.
- In lower margin: The Hon. The President of the Board of Lands and Survey has given permission to the Messrs. Fergusson & Mitchell, Lithographers, Collins St. West, to print and publish this map on condition that no alteration or addition be made.
- At head of map: ... W.B. Stephens, Bookseller & Stationer, 15 Collins Street West.
- Accompanying booklet titled "Map of Victoria showing the ten million acres reserved under the Land Act, 1862.", Melbourne : W. B. Stephens, bookseller and stationer, 15 Collins St. West. Booklet contains two separately-paginated items: 1) "The Land Act, 1862. An act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the sale and occupation of Crown lands. 18th June, 1862. Reprinted from the Authorized Edition. Melbourne: Wilson & Mackinnon, Printers, 78, Collins Street East. 1862.", 50 pages ; and 2) "Guide to the land law of Victoria. Reprinted from 'The Argus' of July 7, 1862.", 37 pages.
- National Library of Australia's copy of the map has been removed from the accompanying booklet, but leaving top left section of the map still glued inside the front cover opposite the title page.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-231381648
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1862
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- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
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- Material type:
- Artistic
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1903
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1862
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