Donald Mackay Aerial Reconnaissance Survey Expeditions Northern Territory, South & Western Australia : compiled from data obtained in 1930, 1933, 1935 & 1937
Details:
Title
Donald Mackay Aerial Reconnaissance Survey Expeditions Northern Territory, South & Western Australia : compiled from data obtained in 1930, 1933, 1935 & 1937,
Creator
Bennett, Harry Thring,
Mackay, Donald,
Neale, Frank,
Collection
MapNT,
MapNT,
PublicationNT,
Date
1937,
Description
A compilation map showing all self-funded aerial surveys mounted over the years by Donald Mackay.
Shows watercourses, saltpans, claypans, named trees and shrubs, 'sandridges', and numbered reconnaissance flights.
Planes (all flown by Captain Frank Neale) were: Anec; Percival Gull; Monospar; Dragonfly. Several lakes named in honour of explorers or plane (Lake Mackay; Lake Neale; Lake Anec).
Mackay was the last great explorer, and his maps contain accurate cartographic data to fill blank spots of previous maps, as well as text providing landing warnings and recommendations, description of vegetation and terrain, and sightings of 'abo fires' indicating nearby drinking water sources.
"Memoir' describes method of construction of the map from 'strip maps' charted during reconnaissance flights; bases and cartographic data given.
The map surveyor and navigator for all Mackay aerial survey expeditions was Commander Harry T. Bennett.,
Map scale
Scale ca. 1:1 930 000,
Notes
Rare Map 3,
[cartographic material],
Language
English,
Subject
South Australia,
Aerial exploration,
Maps,
Northern Territory,
Aerial exploration,
Maps,
Western Australia,
Aerial exploration,
Maps,
Australia, Central,
Discovery and exploration,
Maps,