I recently came across this site XNatmap (http://xnatmap.org/index.htm) which is a site to preserve the memory of the former National Mapping Authority of Australia which in various forms took over production of mapping across the Commonwealth of Australia from the 1950s. If you are interested in the history of map making there is much in the site to help understand how a continent the size of the USA with a population much less than one of the big US cities was mapped.
In the documents section there are links to papers given at two mapping conferences which give very interesting historical perspectives on the topic (http://xnatmap.org/adnm/docs/index.htm). Apart from the general information, as a user of the older map series, much information on the projections used can be found which is very helpful.
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Iain
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In the documents section there are links to papers given at two mapping conferences which give very interesting historical perspectives on the topic (http://xnatmap.org/adnm/docs/index.htm). Apart from the general information, as a user of the older map series, much information on the projections used can be found which is very helpful.
Enjoy
Iain
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