Depot de la Marine
1875

Antique Chart of Cape York Peninsula, Australia and Torres Strait

Carte Generale du Detroit de Torres Dressee apres les travaux executes 1843 a 1849 par [Blackwood, Stanley, Yule, Dayman, Simpson, Evans, Aird, Obree] de la Marine Royale Anglaise… en 1860. [1875]

DESCRIPTION: Fine antique small-scale nautical chart of the Torres Strait, the body of water and passage separating the continent of Australia (Nouvelle Hollande) from New Guinea. Last corrections in 1875. Prominently shows the Cape York Peninsula, the northern-most portion of the Australian state of Queensland, surrounded by the Sea of Carpenteria to the west and the Coral Sea to the east. New Guinea lies to the north. (One of 4 charts of the Torres Strait area, this being the general chart of the entire area).

Published by the French Depot des Cartes and Plans de la Marine in 1860, this edition with corrections to 1875. Number 1861.The Depot de la Marine was established in 1720 under the French Ministry of the Navy to collect, preserve, and publish nautical charts, sailing directions, and maritime intelligence for the French naval service. Its purpose was both archival and practical: to centralize geographic knowledge gathered from voyages, surveys, and colonial administration, and to convert that information into standardized charts for navigation. Over the eighteenth century the Depot became the principal hydrographic authority of France, issuing engraved sea charts that incorporated data from naval expeditions, colonial outposts, and scientific voyages.

Following the French Revolution, the institution was reorganized and its chart production expanded, particularly during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries as global maritime competition intensified. The Depot de la Marine supervised official surveys, revised earlier charts, and maintained copperplates for continued reissue as coastal knowledge improved. In 1886 it was formally reorganized as the Service hydrographique de la Marine, the predecessor of today’s French hydrographic office. Charts bearing the Depot imprint remain important records of French naval activity, colonial expansion, and the technical development of European hydrography.

CREATOR: Depot de la Marine

PUBLICATION DATE: 1875

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Australia

BODY OF WATER: Torres Strait

CONDITION: Very Good. Clean considering its many years of service. No major issues. A nice piece.

COLORING: None.

ENGRAVER: Chassant

SIZE: 24 " x 36 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 59

PRICE: $800

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