1856 James Virtue Antique Map of New Zealand and the Colonies of Australia Egypt His assignment was to survey

His assignment was to survey the emigrant trails to California

relatively respectable

charts and atlases in the second half of the century

He demonstrated the vacuum pump to separate the pairs of copper hemispheres using air pressures

1856 James Virtue Antique Map of New Zealand and the Colonies of Australia Egypt His assignment was to surveyTitle : New Zealand and the Australian Colonies of Great Britain James S Virtue Size: 13in x 10in (330mm x 255mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1856 Ref #: 93052 Description: This original lithograph antique map of New Zealand and the Colonies of Australia was published by James Virtue in 1856, just after Victorian statehood in 1851 and just prior to Queensland statehood in 1859. General Definitions: Paper thickness and quality: Heavy and