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Maps - Ecological (Australia)

Archive Collections / Dr Joseph Benjamin Birdsell / Series AA689/07 / Maps - Ecological (Australia)

  1. 'Atlas of Australian Resources, Second Series, Grasslands'.
    Publisher: Geographic Section, Department of National Development, Canberra, 1970.
    Scale 1: 12 000,000. Dimensions: 74.5x71.5cm.

  2. 'Forest Map of Queensland illustrating the Ecological Factors'.
    This item refers to temperature, trees and the geological record of Queensland.
    Publisher: Queensland Government.
    This item contains reference to: Queensland
    Scale 1 inch = 60 miles. Dimensions: 46.0x61.5cm.

  3. 'Atlas of Australian Resources, Second Series, Surface Water Resources'.
    Publisher: Geographic Section, Department of National Development, Canberra, 1967.
    Scale 1 : 6 000,000 (1inch = 94.7 miles). Dimensions: 74.5x71.5cm.

  4. 'Atlas of Australian Resources, Second Series, Soils'.
    Publisher: Geographic Section, Department of National Development, Canberra, 1963.
    Scale 1 : 6 000,000 (1inch = 94.7 miles). Dimensions: 74.5x71.5cm.

  5. 'Atlas of Australian Resources, Vegetation Regions'.
    Publisher: Geographic Section, Department of National Development, Canberra, No. A102/20.19 Jan 1955.
    Scale 1 : 6 000,000 (1inch = 94.7 miles). Dimensions: 75.0x70.0cm.

  6. 'Index of Drainage Basins and Divisions, June 1966'.
    JB Birdsell annotation on the map 'Atlas of Australian Resources. 2nd series, 1967. Pamphlet pp.14-15.'
    Dimensions: 87.5x 65.5cm.

  7. 'Phosphoric Acid in Soil (Tentative 1955)'.
    Dimensions: 72.5x60.0cm.

  8. 'Australia. Length of Growing Period'.
    JB Birdsell annotation on the map 'Fig. 1, p.43. in Prescott, JA & Thomas, JA 1949, 'Length of the Growing Season in Australia as Determined by the Effectiveness of Rainfall.' Royal Geo. Soc. of Australasian, SA Branch, Vol. 50: 42-46.' '22, 23' written on reverse. Dimensions: 75.0x66.0cm.

  9. Australia Water resources and drainage.
    Dimensions: 68.5x56.0cm.

  10. Australia Desert and Arid Areas.
    Dimensions: 68.5x56.0cm.

  11. Australia Desert and Arid Areas.
    'Mabbutt '71' written on reverse. Dimensions: 68.5x56.0cm.

  12. 'Australia. Vegetation Regions'.
    Scale 1 inch = 100 miles. Dimensions: 76.0x88.0 cm.

  13. Australia 'Soil Fertility (Generalized)'.
    Map hand drawn in coloured pencil on tracing paper.
    'Map 54A' is written on the front. Dimensions: 75.5x66.5cm.

  14. Australia 'Length of Growing Period (Primary)'.
    This map represents the growing period of children as well as climatic indexes.
    Map hand drawn in pencil on tracing paper. '22' '+23' written on the front.
    Dimensions: 76.0x57.5cm.

  15. Australia Sand hills.
    'Map 45' Map hand drawn in coloured pencil on tracing paper.
    Dimensions: 76.0x57.0cm.

  16. Australia Water Resources.
    Dimensions: 70.5x58.5cm.

  17. Australia Arid Areas and Desert.
    Dimensions: 70.0x59.0cm.

Creator: Dr Joseph Benjamin Birdsell
Control: AA 689/7/319-335
Date Range:  1955  -  1970
Quantity:    17   maps, various dimensions housed in mylar
Series:  AA689/07