An 1855 German map showing the Anson Archipelago
An 1883 Belgian map showing the Anson Archipelago (in English)
An 1891 German map showing the Anson Archipelago
A c. 1914–18 Australian map showing the Anson Archipelago
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- ↑ Stommel, Henry (1984). Lost Islands: The Story of Islands That Have Vanished from Nautical Charts . Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. pp. xvii, 105ff. ISBN 0-7748-0210-3.
- ↑ James Hingston Tuckey: Maritime Geography and Statistics. Black, Parry & Company, 1815
30°45′N154°25′E / 30.750°N 154.417°E
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