22802 John Tallis, London, nd c.1851. Hand-coloured engraved map, hand-coloured outlines & vignettes, 34 x 25 cms., fine condition. Another available framed and glazed. Accompanied by copy of relevant text page. A fine copy of the famous and decorative Tallis map, now becoming very hard to find in good condition. Shows mining areas and the tracks of Eyre (1840) and Frome (1842), 2 vignette scenes, 2 engraved animals and the State Seal, hand-coloured decorative border. One significant feature of the map is the marking of the two great copper discoveries of the 1840s at Kapunda and Burra, which gave rise to a unique subculture of transplanted Cornish folk and rescued the South Australian economy for many years. The map also maintains explorer Eyre's mistaken belief (1840) that Lake Torrens was a continuous horseshoe-shaped barrier to further northward exploration. In fact, it was not until 1858 that Babbage and then Warburton confirmed the separation of Lake Torrens from Lake Eyre and located the first stock crossing between them. $495.00AUD
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