Every stage in the mapping of Queensland reflects both the changing perceptions of the country, and the state of contemporary technology.

During the late 1850s, pastoralists in New South Wales were pushing the boundaries of settlement ever northward throughout what would become the new colony of Queensland.

Population Table, Queensland 1860-84, detail from Robert McLean (ed), The new atlas of Australia, Queensland, John Sands, Sydney 1886, p 11
Table showing Crown Lands in Queensland, 1860-84, detail from Robert Mclean (ed), The new atlas of Australia, Queensland, John Sands Sydney, 1886, p 18
Augustus Gregory (centre in white) with staff of the Surveyor-General’s Office, 1869. Back row T.S.Bailey, senior draftsman; R.Spence, draftsman; Edward James Bennett, chief draftsman; Joseph Bourne, draftsman; Spicer Galland Briggs, draftsman; T.W.Poulden, clerk; C.D.Gorton, clerk; C.C. Innes, clerk. Middle row: Major Edward Lewis Burrows, Deputy Surveyor-General; A.C.Gregory, Surveyor-General; G.Huntly, senior clerk. Front row: J.Murphy, messenger; Patrick J. O’Regan, draftsman; H.W. Fox, lithographic draftsman; William Scarr, senior draftsman; J.French, draftsman; A.R. Wettenhall, accountant; A.J. Sullivan, clerk. Missing from the group is office keeper Caroline Cuddihy. Collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland 
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Town of Ipswich, County of Stanley showing Electorate

Ipswich, QLD
Australia
1 January 1865

Location

Ipswich, QLD
Australia
Brisbane
Government Printing Office
8 chains to 1 inch
Town of Ipswich, County of Stanley showing Electorate from Office of the Surveyor General, Queensland, 'Atlas of the Colony of Queensland, Australia', Brisbane, Government Printing Office, 1865. Described in the Government Notice of 1 February 1866: 'IPSWICH AND SUBURBS. Showing original Government Allotments in Town and Suburbs, Purchasers' Names, Areas, Roads, Railway Terminus, Reserves for Public Buildings and Recreation, &c., &c. Scale, l8 chains to 1 inch; size, 22 inches by 28 inches ; colored, and printed on fine paper. Price 2s.'

Plan of the City & Environs of Brisbane, 1865

Brisbane, QLD
Australia
1 January 1865

Location

Brisbane, QLD
Australia
Brisbane
Government Printing Office
8 chains to 1 inch

Plan of the City & Environs of Brisbane, County of Stanley showing the Electoral Districts of North Brisbane, South Brisbane and Fortitude Valley from Office of the Surveyor General, Queensland, 'Atlas of the Colony of Queensland, Australia', Brisbane, Government Printing Office, 1865. Described in the Government Notice of 1 February 1866: 'BRISBANE AND SUBURBS, including Electoral Districts of North Brisbane, Fortitude Valley, and South Brisbane, Kangaroo Point, &c. ; with Roads, Reserves, Town and Suburban Allotments, Names of Purchasers from the Crown, &c, &c. Scale, 8 chains to 1 inch ; printed on fine paper, and neatly colored. Price 2s.'

Electoral Districts of Warrego and Mitchell

Mitchell, QLD
Australia
1 January 1865

Location

Mitchell, QLD
Australia
Brisbane
Government Printing Office
30 miles to 1 inch

Electoral Districts of Warrego and Mitchell from Office of the Surveyor General, Queensland, 'Atlas of the Colony of Queensland, Australia', Brisbane, Government Printing Office, 1865. Described in the Government Notice of 1 February 1866: 'MITCHELL AND WARREGO DISTRICTS. Scale, 30 miles to 1 inch ; complete as above. Price 1s.'

Electoral District of Kennedy

1 January 1865
Brisbane
Government Printing Office
30 miles to 1 inch
Electoral District of Kennedy from Office of the Surveyor General, Queensland, 'Atlas of the Colony of Queensland, Australia', Brisbane, Government Printing Office, 1865. Described in the Government Notice of 1 February 1866: 'KENNEDY DISTRICT. Scale, 30 miles to 1 inch. Price 1s.'

Electoral Districts of Clermont, Leichhardt and Maranoa

Clermont, QLD
Australia
Leichhardt, QLD
Australia
Maranoa, QLD
Australia
1 January 1865

Locations

Clermont, QLD
Australia
Leichhardt, QLD
Australia
Maranoa, QLD
Australia
Brisbane
Government Printing Office
30 miles to 1 inch
Electoral Districts of Clermont, Leichhardt and Maranoa from Office of the Surveyor General, Queensland, 'Atlas of the Colony of Queensland, Australia', Brisbane, Government Printing Office, 1865. Described in the Government Notice of 1 February 1866: 'MARANOA, LEICHHARDT, AND CLERMONT DISTRICTS. Engraved to the scale of 30 miles to 1 inch; colored and printed on fine paper. Price 1s.'
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