Howitt's track of second journey north of Cooper's Creek and track from Wallconnay to Lake Hope [cartographic material] / (signed) A.W. Howitt, August 3rd, 1862, Leader V.E.P
- Bib ID:
- 3585708
- Format:
- Map
- Author:
- Howitt, A. W. (Alfred William), 1830-1908
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. MAP RM 1146 (Copy 1)
- Scale:
- [Scale ca. 1:735,000] (E 139°00ʹ00ʺ--E 141°00ʹ00ʺ/S 26°00ʹ00ʺ--S 28°00ʹ00ʺ).
- Description:
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- Melbourne : Lithographed at the Office of Lands & Survey by J.B. Philp, Oct. 7th 1862
- 1 map ; 45.8 x 32.1 cm.
- Full contents:
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- Inset vignettes: Mt. Murray from Camp 69. S 25 W. 2 m.
- Mt. McWilliams from Camp 68. S 65 E 6 miles.
- Notes:
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- Map of the region around Cooper's Creek in South Australia showing the explorations made by Alfred W. Howitt, leader of the Victorian Exploring Party [i.e. V.E.P.] while on an expedition to trace the missing Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition of 1860-61. His party had set out on June 26, 1861 and Howitt reached Cooper's Creek on Sept. 15 to discover John King, the last remaining survivor of the men who returned from Carpentaria. When Burke and Wills had reached Cooper's Creek on Nov. 11, 1860, they had established a base camp. On Dec. 16 Burke, Wills, Gray and King set off on a 3 month journey north to reach Carpentaria.
- But on the return journey they suffered malnutrition and disease, Gray dying just before they reached their recently deserted base camp at Cooper's on April 21. Over the next few months, both Burke and Wills died of malnutrition, not far from the camp. The map outlines this second expedition lead by Howitt who was instructed to revisit the region of Cooper's Creek and resume the bones of Burke and Wills which he accomplished in Dec. 1862. The subsequent public funeral on Jan. 21, 1863 proved to be one of the most impressive spectacles ever witnessed in the capital of Victoria. Relief is shown by hachures.
- At centre top of map: L. 1501.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-231424487
- Subject:
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- Howitt, A. W. (Alfred William), 1830-1908 -- Travel -- South Australia -- Maps
- Burke and Wills Expedition, (1860-1861) -- Maps
- Explorers -- Australia -- Death -- Maps
- Cooper Creek Region (Qld. and S.A.) -- Surveys -- Maps
- Cooper Creek Region (Qld. and S.A.) -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps
- Australian
- Time Coverage:
- 1862
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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- Since 1912 [Created/Published Date + 50 Years]
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- Artistic
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1862
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