Sketch map shewing the rivers and an outline of the coast... Gulf of Papua, British New Guinea

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Map of part of the west coast of the Gulf of Papua, with islands, river mouths, shoals, bathymetry (water depth), notes to aid navigation. On land, notes on terrain (‘Limestone Hill’), vegetation (‘Pandanus & Nipa Palms’) and people (‘Paia Tribe’).

Details
Date
1892
Printer/Publisher
Surveyor General's Office, Brisbane
Publication Location
Brisbane
Attributes

Compass Rose

Longitude and Latitude

Scale

Insets

Coat of Arms

Elevation

Features

Kampong/Village

River

Bathymetry

Tide Data

Race/Ethnicity

Mountain/Volcano

Mangrove

Wetlands

Jungle/Wooded Area

Shoal

Library Catalogue

Title
Sketch map shewing the rivers and an outline of the coast from Long. 143°40'E to Long. 144°35'E, Gulf of Papua [cartographic material].
Publication Date
1892
Map Data
Scale 1:291,888.
Format
1 map
Extent
1 scans.
Additional Information
Surveyor General's Office, Brisbane
Publisher Details
[S.l.] : Surveyor General's Office, Brisbane
Subjects
Papua, Gulf Of (Papua New Guinea) -- Maps; Maps
Shelfmark
D44:9 (1)
Permalink
http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/permalink/f/1vrc72e/oxfaleph020233671
Aleph System Number
20233671
Miscellaneous Notes

General Note: Conical projection: Hachures: Soundings.
Copy-specific Notes

Open note in new window Notes for Bodleian Library: D44:9 (1) Provenance note: Donation.

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