NEW MAP: Australasia 1862: Crossing the Outback (12 Mar 1862) https://buff.ly/2ShVX2z The possibility of connecting Australia to the world by a telegraph line to Java encouraged the British colonies of Victoria and South Australia to mount competing expeditions to cross the continent. Despite having better funding, the 1860–61 Victorian expedition under Burke and Wills narrowly failed to reach the northern coast and ended in disaster when the two explorers ran out of supplies on the way back. The South Australian expedition under Stuart fared better, successfully charting the route from Adelaide to just east of Port Darwin in 1861–62. #australasia #history #welovemaps #map #1860s #1862 #australia #australianhistory #maorihistory #march #march12 #newsouthwales #newzealand #newzealandhistory #northernterritory #queensland #southaustralia #britishempire #victorianera #australianexploration #explorationofaustralia #maps #burkeandwills #aboriginalaustralia #colonialism #newmap #historygeek #historynerd #historybuff #historyteacher (at Burke and Wills Dig Tree) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpV_ZnlgH5V/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ncnnrfp0b462
