Cancelled Imperial Public Plans of Western Australia

An index of cancelled Bonne (imperial) series public plans from Western Australia, covering scales such as 20, 40, 80, 200, 300, 400, 600, 800 chain and 4, 8 mile ranges. The plans are hand-colored, linen-backed lithographs and later acetate sheets, held at the State Records Office under consignment 4567.

Use Cases

• Analyze the transition of cadastral mapping by tracking the cancellation dates and scale ranges (e.g., 300 Chain to 80 Chain) across the series.
• Study the evolution of cartographic techniques using the documented projection shifts from Bonne Modified Conical to Universal Mercator.
• Catalog historical land records by referencing the specific consignment number (4567) and physical sheet characteristics like material (linen, acetate).

Strengths

• Includes multiple defined imperial scale ranges (20, 40, 80, 200, 300, 400, 600, 800 chain and 4, 8 mile).
• Documents a clear historical progression of base maps and projections from before 1903 through the 1970s.
• Physical plans are preserved at a specific archival location (State Records Office, consignment 4567).

Limitations

• No quantitative data (row count, column count) or sample records are provided for analytical processing.
• Data describes cancelled historical archives, not current or active land plans.
• Relies on descriptive metadata without a structured tabular schema for machine learning.

Provenance

Source

Landgate

Collection Method

Archival index of physically stored, hand-colored plans on lithographic and acetate bases.

Time Range

Plans created from before 1903 through the 1970s, with cancellations documented over that period.

Freshness

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Geography

Western Australia