Creator Robert Dixon surveyor published in Baker's County Atlas

Date 1842

An early map of Moreton Bay showing 'Brisbane Town' on the Brisbane River; and the coast from Mooloolaba (Sunshine Coast) to Byron Bay, including Stradbroke Island, Surfers Paradise & Burleigh Heads and the Tweed River; extending inland to the Darling Downs...Established as penal colony in 1824, Brisbane became a free settlement in 1838. This map shows the layout of 25 parishes, each 16,000 acres, which were to facilliate the administration of land sales and grants for the early European settlers...Full title: This Map of Moreton Bay compiled from authentic surveys and Containing all the latest Discoveries made by Exploring Parties, etc... Robert Dixon, 1842.

Source: National Library of Australia