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Book - "New Atlas of Australia 1886" - owned by Elijah Dawson

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Overview

The New Atlas of Australia 1886, published by John Sands in Sydney and edited by Robert McLean, was the first large-scale, 5-volume atlas of the Australian colonies. It features over 100 detailed, colored maps, covering geography, explorer tracks, and statistics for NSW, Victoria, Queensland, SA, and WA

Historical information

Title: The New Atlas of Australia : the complete work containing over one hundred maps and full descriptive geography of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, together with numerous illustrations and copious indices / [edited by Robert McLean]

Created/Published: Sydney : J. Sands, [1886]
Extent
1 atlas (5 volumes) : illustrations (some colour), colour maps ; 51 cm.

Reference: https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-231044049/view

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Registration number

cwa-org-124-2021.195

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Width

320 mm

Height or length

500 mm

Inscriptions and markings

" Elijah Dawson. 10/06/87 "

Contextual information

This Atlas belonged to Elijah Dawson in 1887. His name and the date is written on the fly-leaf.

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Editor: Robert McLean.
Publisher: John Sands (Firm)

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Last modified

Thursday, 19 February, 2026

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