Black (Adam and Charles, publishers), Atlas of Australia with all the Gold Regions. A Series of Maps from the Latest and Best Authorities, published Edinburgh, circa 1853, printed title with index of maps (slightly toned), six (complete as list) colour lithographic maps, publisher's cloth with gilt map of Australia to upper board, board edges faded, chipped at head of spine with slight loss, slim 4to The maps comprise of: 1. Australasia. 2. Australia. 3. Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia, inset map of Norfolk Island. 4. New South Wales, inset plan of Sydney. 5. Victoria, inset map of Mount Alexander Gold Region. 6. New Zealand, inset maps of Western Australia, and Van Diemens Land. The first Australian Gold Rush began in May of 1851 when prospector Edward Hargraves found substantial deposits in Bathurst in New South Wales. Hargraves was offered a reward by both the Colonies of New South Wales and Victoria. News soon spread and by the end of 1851 numerous other gold fields were beginning to be exploited in both New South Wales and Victoria. The rush would continue on and off for the rest of the nineteenth century, and increase the population, from 430,000 in 1851 to 1.7million in 1871. Of the six maps in the atlas, maps 2-5 show gold deposits. (1)
Black (Adam and Charles, publishers), Atlas of Australia with all the Gold Regions. A Series of Maps from the Latest and Best Authorities, published Edinburgh, circa 1853, printed title with index of maps (slightly toned), six (complete as list) colour lithographic maps, publisher's cloth with gilt map of Australia to upper board, board edges faded, chipped at head of spine with slight loss, slim 4to The maps comprise of: 1. Australasia. 2. Australia. 3. Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia, inset map of Norfolk Island. 4. New South Wales, inset plan of Sydney. 5. Victoria, inset map of Mount Alexander Gold Region. 6. New Zealand, inset maps of Western Australia, and Van Diemens Land. The first Australian Gold Rush began in May of 1851 when prospector Edward Hargraves found substantial deposits in Bathurst in New South Wales. Hargraves was offered a reward by both the Colonies of New South Wales and Victoria. News soon spread and by the end of 1851 numerous other gold fields were beginning to be exploited in both New South Wales and Victoria. The rush would continue on and off for the rest of the nineteenth century, and increase the population, from 430,000 in 1851 to 1.7million in 1871. Of the six maps in the atlas, maps 2-5 show gold deposits. (1)
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