Old Map of Victoria, Australia by Tallis & Rapkin, 1851 - Melbourne, Geelong, Bourke, Grant, Evelyn Counties Size:48x60in (120x150cm) Zoom into the listing images

Zoom into the listing images and admire the detail - and also how much of the city hasn't yet been built

work leaving or housewarming gift for someone who has a key interest on the Civil war or from England

mountains and more

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Old Map of Victoria, Australia by Tallis & Rapkin, 1851 - Melbourne, Geelong, Bourke, Grant, Evelyn Counties Size:48x60in (120x150cm) Zoom into the listing imagesEngraved by John Rapkin and published by J. Tallis & Co in 1851, this is one of the finest and most detailed historic maps of Victoria and Australia, at a time when well, look at the map most of the land is still completely empty! This map shows many of the towns and villages of ancient Victoria, and most of the counties too. Melbourne is here of course, as is Geelong. But notably, Ballarat would not be founded until 20 years later in 1871. Indeed,