{"product_id":"2026100010953-secondhand-the-mapping-of-australia-volume-i","title":"The Mapping Of Australia. Volume I","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: unclipped dj, small tear on the bottom corner; binding remains tight; clean and bright copy; map endpapers; 239 full-page maps; 4to; 633pp; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew subjects in the history of exploration captivate the imagination quite like the centuries-long endeavour to chart an entire continent from the outside in — and The Mapping of Australia stands as the definitive chronicle of that remarkable journey. R.V. Tooley, one of the foremost authorities on antique cartography, presents a meticulous and authoritative survey of the maps that shaped Western understanding of the Australian continent, tracing the evolution of geographic knowledge from the earliest speculative European renderings of a great southern land to the precise colonial surveys of the nineteenth century. Supplemented by an index compiled by Douglas Matthews and published under the prestigious Holland Press Cartographica imprint, this first volume is both a scholarly reference work and a visually magnificent testament to the art of mapmaking.\n\nTooley's command of his subject is absolute; his prose navigates the intersection of art, science, and imperial ambition with the confidence of a master cartographer plotting a known coast. The work illuminates how each successive map — whether born of conjecture, voyages of discovery, or hard-won survey data — both reflected and shaped the political and cultural forces of its era. Richly detailed and impeccably researched, this volume is an indispensable resource for historians, collectors, and anyone who has ever wondered how a continent becomes known to the world — and what is revealed, or concealed, in the act of drawing its borders.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50572267749595,"sku":"2026100010953-SECONDHAND","price":300.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e068ee9e-39fd-4125-8349-90980e26ecd6.png?v=1791166149","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100010953-secondhand-the-mapping-of-australia-volume-i","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}