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Creator: Skene, Alexander James.
Title: Map of the district of Geelong [cartographic material] / by Alexr. J. Skene, Surveyor to the District Council of Grant ; engraved by Thos. Ham, Melbourne.
Scale: Scale [1:608,256]
Publisher: Geelong, Vic. : Jas. Harrison, "Advertiser" Office, 1845.
Date: 1845
Material Type: Map
Physical Description: 1 map ; 39 x 54 cm.
Notes: In lower left side of sheet: 13.

Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm983; National Library's copy RM 983 includes a short newspaper article entitled An Old Squatting Map (origin unknown). The article comments on the usefulness of this map in identifying station owners in the area and discusses each of them. The article also claims this map was accompanied by a letter from the late Peter McArthur, who settled here in 1839 and summarises his experience as a station owner during the period 1839-1840's.
Subjects: Geelong (Vic. : District) -- 1845 -- Maps.
Squatters -- Victoria -- Geelong District -- Maps.
Land tenure -- Victoria -- Geelong District -- Maps.
Geelong (Vic. : District) -- Maps.
Victoria, Southwestern -- Maps.
Victoria, Southwestern -- 1845 -- Maps.
Call Number: MAP RM 983 (Copy 2)
Amicus Number: 8827584
To cite this item use: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm983