Brighton - Historical Map Castle Forbes Bay for a more current portrayal

for a more current portrayal of the area covered the St Clair 1:50 000 map

Mount Field

Most of the map area falls in Southwest National Park which is part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area

The map covers the remote

Now part of the Five Mile Bluff Conservation Area

Brighton - Historical Map Castle Forbes Bay for a more current portrayalYear: 1943Print Size: 78cm x 58cm Realising Australia did not have suitable topographic maps at the outbreak of World War II, emergency mapping organisations were set up in each State. In Tasmania this was managed within the Lands and Surveys Department. This map was produced at a scale of 1 mile to 1 inch (1: 63 360) for defence purposes and was not released to civilians for some time after. Reproductions are inkjet printed on high quality paper