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Chart of part of New South Wales, Van Diemens Land, New Zealand and adjacent islands
Chart of part of New South Wales, Van Diemens Land, New Zealand and adjacent islands

Chart of part of New South Wales, Van Diemens Land, New Zealand and adjacent islands

Cartographer (1772 - 1843)
Publisher (1813 - 1843)
Date1837
Object number00050680
NameChart
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsOverall: 635 x 930 mm
ClassificationsMaps, charts and plans
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionFirst published in 1819, this chart of the Tasman Sea shows shipping routes from Hobart, Sydney and through Bass Strait. It was published and sold by the English firm of J W Norie and shows signs of good use.HistoryBorn in London in 1772, John William Norie was a prominent chartmaker and writer on navigation. He started his career working for chartmaker William Heather and by the age of 25 was producing his own charts. William Heather ran the Naval Warehouse and sold nautical instruments, charts and instructional texts on navigation. The business was taken over by Norie after Heather's retirement (J.W. Norie and Co founded 1813). After his death in 1843, the company became Norie and Wilson, then Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson in 1903. SignificanceThis 1837 chart is significant as a representation of the evolution of cartographic information relating to the seaways leading to the burgeoning ports of Australia's east coast during the early 19th century.
Extracts from the letters and journal of Daniel Wheeler, while engaged in a religious visit to the inhabitants of some of the islands of the Pacific Ocean, Van Diemen's land, New South Wales, and New Zealand
Extracts from the letters and journal of Daniel Wheeler, while engaged in a religious visit to the inhabitants of some of the islands of the Pacific Ocean, Van Diemen's land, New South Wales, and New Zealand
Daniel Wheeler
1840
Abel Tasman's Journal of his Discovery of Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand in 1642 with documents relating to his exploration of Australia in 1644
Abel Tasman's Journal of his Discovery of Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand in 1642 with documents relating to his exploration of Australia in 1644
Abel Janszoon Tasman
1898
Chart of Van Diemens Land, 1798 - 1799
Chart of Van Diemens Land, 1798 - 1799
Matthew Flinders
1840
New Chart of the Straits of Macassar with various additions and improvements
New Chart of the Straits of Macassar with various additions and improvements
J W Norie and Company
1832
Norie's Collection of Maritime Flags, of All Nations with an Index
Norie's Collection of Maritime Flags, of All Nations with an Index
John William Norie
1838
A man from Van Diemen's Land
A man from Van Diemen's Land
J Caldwall
1784
A new chart of the Pacific Ocean - with courses plotted on it of the whaling ships LEVI STARBUCK, MARCIA and WILLIAM ROTCH
A new chart of the Pacific Ocean - with courses plotted on it of the whaling ships LEVI STARBUCK, MARCIA and WILLIAM ROTCH
J W Norie and Company
1840-1860
Sketch of the history of Van Diemen's Land and an account of the Van Diemen's Land Company
Sketch of the history of Van Diemen's Land and an account of the Van Diemen's Land Company
James Bischoff
1832
Return: Emigration (Australia). Part 2, South and Western Australia and Van Diemen's Land
Return: Emigration (Australia). Part 2, South and Western Australia and Van Diemen's Land
House of Commons
1854
Illustrations to Prinsep's journal of a voyage from Calcutta to Van Diemen's Land from original sketchs taken during the years 1829 to 1830. [Part 1].
Illustrations to Prinsep's journal of a voyage from Calcutta to Van Diemen's Land from original sketchs taken during the years 1829 to 1830. [Part 1].
Elizabeth Prinsep (Mrs Augustus Prinsep)
1833
Illustrations to Prinsep's journal of a voyage from Calcutta to Van Diemen's Land from original sketchs taken during the years 1829 to 1830. [Part 2]
Illustrations to Prinsep's journal of a voyage from Calcutta to Van Diemen's Land from original sketchs taken during the years 1829 to 1830. [Part 2]
Elizabeth Prinsep (Mrs Augustus Prinsep)
1833
Emigration (Australian Colonies). Part II South and Western Australia and Van Diemen's Land
Emigration (Australian Colonies). Part II South and Western Australia and Van Diemen's Land
House of Commons
1851