Adventurer Maps 1864 Map of Wood’s Point and District

The 1864 Map of Wood’s Point and District is a reproduction of an original historical map of the Woods Point mining district, drawn in 1864 by J. E. Butler, Architect and Surveyor of Wood’s Point.

Created as a guide for miners, visitors and others travelling through the district, the map records a wide range of historical features from the early days of the Woods Point goldfield.

What the Map Shows

The map includes features such as:

• Creeks
• Spurs
• Tracks
• Quartz reefs
• Mining leases
• Townships
• Dwellings
• Crushing sites
• Mills
• Sawpits

Because the map was drawn from actual observation, it provides a valuable snapshot of how the Woods Point district looked during the height of nineteenth-century mining activity.

A Useful Historical Prospecting Reference

For prospectors and goldfield researchers, maps like this can be particularly useful for understanding where historic mining activity was concentrated.

It can help provide context for:

• Old reef systems
• Historic mine locations
• Former access tracks
• Early settlements
• Crushing and processing sites
• Areas of concentrated nineteenth-century mining activity

Used alongside modern topographic maps, geological mapping and current land-access information, it can be a useful starting point for researching the Woods Point district.

Large A2 Format

The map is printed in A2 size on 157gsm glossy film-laminated art paper.

It is supplied flat rather than folded, preserving the map surface and making it suitable for detailed study, display or framing.

Ideal For

The 1864 Map of Wood’s Point and District is well suited to:

• Gold prospectors
• Victorian goldfield researchers
• Woods Point history enthusiasts
• Historic mine research
• Local historians
• Map collectors
• Anyone interested in Victoria’s nineteenth-century gold rush era

For anyone researching or exploring the Woods Point goldfields, this reproduction provides a fascinating look at the district as it was mapped more than 160 years ago.