University of Waikato Library: Map Collection
Historical maps of Oceania, the Pacific and Australasia
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Oceania and the Pacific
Title
Publisher, date, etc
Carte generale de l'Oceanie ou cinquieme partie du Monde, par A. Brue,
Paris: 1828
Size
36.5 x
Geographe du Roi. Plate from Atlas universel de geographie
51 cm.
physique, politique, ancienne & moderne.
Carte d'assemblage de l'oceanique. Plate from Atlas universel de
[Brussels: P.
41 x
geographie physique, politique, statistique et mineralogique ...
Vandermaelen, 1827]
65.5 cm.
Carte de l'Oceanie ou cinquieme partie du monde, par A.H. Brue,
Paris: A. Brue, 1822
57 x
Geographe de S.A.R. Monsieur. Plate from Atlas universel de
85 cm.
geographie physique, politique, ancienne & modern.
Carte de L'Oceanie d'apres les dernieres decouvertes. Plate No. 26 from
Paris: J. Andriveau
38 x
Atlas Universel.
Goujon, 1832.
50 cm.
The Pacific Ocean, by Edward Weller. Plate from the Weekly
London: The Weekly
45 x
Dispatch Atlas.
Dispatch Office, 1863.
64 cm.
Oceania and Pacific Ocean from Admiralty surveys, by J.
Edinburgh: A. & C.
42 x
Bartholomew. F.R.G.S. Plate 54.
Black, [1867]
55 cm.
Oceania, or islands in the Pacific Ocean, on Mercators projection,
Edinburgh: A.
40 x
comprising Polynesia, Malaysia and Australasia: compiled from the
Fullarton & Co., 1866
50 cm.
Chart of the Pacific Ocean, drawn & engraved by J. Dower. Plate
London: Henry
34 x
32 from A new General Atlas of the World ... in forty-six Maps.
Teesdale & Co., 1831
42 cm.
Chart of the Pacific Ocean, drawn & engraved by J. Dower. Plate
London: Henry
34 x
32 from A new General Atlas of the World ... in forty-six Maps.
Teesdale & Co., 1856
42 cm.
British Admiralty charts, the surveys of the U. States Exploring
Expedition and Lieut. Raper's Table of Maritime Positions, by J. Hugh
Johnson F.R.G.S. Plate 63 from The Royal illustrated atlas of
modern geography.
... By J. Dower.
... By J. Dower.
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Oceania and the Pacific (continued)
Carte pour l'intelligence du memoire de M. le Capitaine D'Urville sur les
Paris: J. Tastu Ed., 1833 23.5 x
Isles du Grand Ocean (Oceanie). D. et G. par A. Tardieu; J.Tastu
36.5 cm.
editeur. From Voyage de La corvette l'Astrolabe execute
pendant les annees 1826-27-28-29 ... M. Jules Dumont
D'Urville, Partie historique.
The Pacific Ocean. Published under the Superintendence of the
London: Chapman &
31 x
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge; engraved by J.
Hall, 1840
39.5 cm.
London: Society for the
31 x
Diffusion of Useful
39.5 cm.
& C. Walker.
2 copies.
Polynesia or Islands in the Pacific Ocean, engraved by J. & C. Walker.
Knowledge, 1840
Carte physique et politique de l'Oceanie, par M.Mrs. Drioux et Ch.
Paris: Libraire Classique
29 x
Leroy. Pl. 76 from Atlas universel et classique de geographie
d'Eugene Belin, 1870
43 cm.
Polynesien und der Grosse Ocean im Maassstabe von 1:40 000 000
Gotha: Justus Perthes,
33 x
(Ostliches blatt), von A. Petermann. Plate No.77 from Stieler's
1876
41 cm.
Polyn. U. der Grosse Ocean (Ostliches blatt), von A. Petermann.
Gotha: Justus Perthes,
33 x
Plate No.76 from Stieler's Hand-atlas.
1891
41 cm.
Pacific Ocean, engd. by Gray & Son.
Glasgow: A. Fullarton
19.5 x
& Co., c1826
24.5 cm.
Physical chart of the Pacific Ocean or Great Sea, (Mare Pacifico): showing
Edinburgh: William
20 x
the currents & temperature of the Ocean, the trade routes &c, by A.K.
Blackwood & Sons,
26.5 cm.
Johnston F.R.G.S. Hydrography no. 3. Plate VIII from The
1848
ancienne romaine, par MM. Drioux et Ch. Leroy.
Hand-atlas.
physical atlas: A series of maps and notes illustrating the
geographical distribution of natural phenomena.
Océanie, dressée par A.H. Dufour. Plate 40 from Atlas universel
Paris: Paulin et Le
54 x
physique, historique et politique de geographie ancienne et
Chevalier, 1860
74 cm.
modern.
Mare del Sud detto altrimenti Mare Pacifico, auttore il P. M.
Venice: Coronelli, 1696
Coronelli, M.C. Cosmografo della Serenissima Republica di
Venetia. (Facsimile published Christchurch: Avon Fine Prints,
1971)
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Nieuwe pascaert van Oost Indien verthoonenende hen van C. de Bona
Amsterdam: Ioannes
45 x
Esperanca tot den het Landt van Eso geleyt op wassende graeden en van
van Keulen, 1680
52 cm.
Océanie, gravee par Melle. Flauhaut et Smith; les ecritures par P.
Paris: J. Andriveau-
46 x
Rousset; les eaux par Mme. Fontaine. Plate from Atlas
Goujon, 1856
61 cm.
Oceanque. Partie de la Nle Zelande. Plate no. 59 from Atlas
Bruxelles: P.
48.5 x
universel de geographie physique, politique, statistique et
Vandermaelen, 1827
58.5 cm.
Polynesia or the Islands in the Pacific Ocean, drawn & engraved by J.
London: John Tallis,
24 x
Rapkin. Plate from The illustrated atlas and modern history of
1851
34 cm.
veel fouten verbetert. (Facsimile published Christchurch: Avon
Fine Prints, 1971)
Universel.
mineralogique.
the world.
A New & accurate chart of the discoveries made by the late Capt. Js.
London: T. Bankes,
Cook and other distinguished, modern navigators made between the
1780
latitudes of 80 degs. north and 50 degs. south and extending to 260 degs.
east long. from the meridian of Greenwich, exhibiting Botany Bay, with the
whole coast of New South Wales in New Holland, also New Zealand,
Norfolk and the various other islands situated in the Great Pacific Ocean,
& the Northern & Southern Hemispheres. Plate from A New royal
authentic and complete system of universal geography. Vol.1,
no.1.
Colton's Hawaiian Group or Sandwich Islands surveyed by the U.S.
New York: Colton &
36 x
Exploring Expedition, 1841. Also 5 other maps: New Zealand;
Co., 1860
28 cm.
Viti Group or Feejee Islands; Society Islands; Marquesas or
Washington Is.; Galapagos Islands; and Samoan or Navigators
Is.
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Australasia
Title
Publisher, date, etc
Australasia and Polynesia. Plate from Polynesia: a history of the
London: Nelson, 1849
South Sea Islands, including New Zealand : with narrative of
Size
18 x
22.5 cm.
the introduction of Christianity, &c., by the Right Rev. M.
Russell.
Australasia: Industries & Communications. Plates 199-200 from The
London: Amalgamated
35.5 x
Harmsworth universal atlas and gazetteer: 500 maps and
Press, [1903]
48 cm.
London: 1744
37 x
diagrams in colour, with commercial statistics and gazetteer
index of 105,000 names.
A Complete map of the southern continent survey'd by Capt. Abel
Tasman & depicted by the East India Company in Halland in the Stadt
48 cm.
House at Amsterdam. E. Bowen, sculp. in John Harris's voyages
& travels. (Facsimile published Canberra: National Library of
Australia, 1983)
The South-West Pacific Ocean, by Melchisedech Thevenot.
Paris: 1663
40 x
(Facsimile published Auckland: Pan Pacific Fine Art Ltd, 1979)
57 cm.
Australasia, engraved by Sidney Hall. Plate XLI from Blacks
[Edinburgh : A. and C.
25.5 x
general atlas.
Black, 1840]
38 cm.
Australia. the map drawn & engraved by J. Rapkin ; the
London: John Tallis
21.7 x
illustrations by J. Marchant & engraved by J.B. Allen. Plate 49
[1851]
29 cm.
London: Virtue & Co.,
21.9 x
[ca. 1855]
29.6 cm.
Australia &c. [with] Colony of New South Wales [and with] Van
Edinburgh: D. Lizars,
39.6 x
Diemens Land. Plate LII from Edinburgh geographical and
[1831]
46.6 cm.
[Paris: 1876]
34.6 x
from: Tallis's illustrated atlas and modern history of the world,
geographical, political and statistical.
New Zealand and the Australian colonies of Great Britain.
historical atlas.
Carte generale de l'Australie et de la partie sud-ouest de l'Oceanie,
dressee par A. Brue, Geographe; revue par E. Levasseur. Plate
49.5 cm.
33 from A. Brue: Atlas universel de geographie physique,
politique, ancienne & moderne, contenant les cartes generales et
particulieres de toutes les parties du monde.
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Australasia (continued)
The Maritime Portion of South Australia: from the surveys of Captn.
London: John
53.7 x
Flinders & of Col. Light, Survr. Genl., by John Arrowsmith.
Arrowsmith, 1839
66 cm.
Ham's squatting map of Victoria (Port Phillip District, New South
Melbourne: Thomas
45.5 x
Wales) carefully corrected to this date from the Colonial government
Ham, 1851
67.5 cm.
Melbourne: Thomas
47 x
Ham, 1852
51 cm.
Map of Queensland. From A.Trollope. Australia and New
London: Chapman and
56 x
Zealand.
Hall, 1873
43 cm.
Map of the Colony of New South Wales. From A.Trollope. Australia
London: Chapman and
30 x
and New Zealand.
Hall, 1873
36 cm.
Map of the Province of Victoria. From A.Trollope. Australia and
London: Chapman and
16.5 x
New Zealand.
Hall, 1873
33.5 cm.
Map of Western Australia. From A.Trollope. Australia and New
London: Chapman and
64 x
Zealand.
Hall, 1873
47 cm.
Meehan, Jas. Plan of the Town of Sydney in New South Wales.
Sydney: 1839
72 x
(Facsimile published Adelaide: State Library of South Australia,
1976)
surveys, Crown Lands Commissioners & explorers maps, private surveys,
&c.
Ham's map of the Routes to the Mt. Alexander & Ballarat gold diggings.
(Facsimile published Bathurst: Central Mapping Authority of
52 cm.
New South Wales, 1978)
[South Coast of Tasmania]
48 x
61 cm.
Town of Sydney, 1836. (Facsimile published Bathurst: Central
Mapping Authority of New South Wales, 1979)
Sydney: 1836
41 x
79 cm.
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