{"product_id":"melbourne-west-electoral-map-victoria-1939","title":"Melbourne West Electoral Map, Victoria (1939)","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"161\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"159\"\u003e1939 — State of Victoria\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"215\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"213\"\u003eHiginbotham (Metropolitan) Electoral Province\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"253\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"253\"\u003eLegislative Council Electoral Map\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"635\"\u003eThis official \u003cstrong data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"344\"\u003e1939 electoral map of the Higinbotham (Metropolitan) Electoral Province\u003c\/strong\u003e records the Legislative Council boundaries in use across inner-metropolitan Melbourne on the eve of the Second World War. Prepared and issued by the \u003cstrong data-start=\"494\" data-end=\"535\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDepartment of Crown Lands and Survey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, it reflects the precision and clarity that defined late-interwar Victorian government cartography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"637\" data-end=\"933\"\u003eNamed for \u003cstrong data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"669\"\u003eGeorge Higinbotham\u003c\/strong\u003e—jurist, parliamentarian, and leading advocate of responsible government—the province encompassed long-established suburbs where population density, civic institutions, and political life were already deeply rooted within \u003cstrong data-start=\"891\" data-end=\"932\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eVictoria\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1083\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"1085\" data-end=\"1114\"\u003e🗳️ \u003cstrong data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1114\"\u003eWhat the Map Shows\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1116\" data-end=\"1448\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1116\" data-end=\"1190\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1118\" data-end=\"1190\"\u003eThe full extent of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1141\" data-end=\"1190\"\u003eHiginbotham (Metropolitan) Electoral Province\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1253\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1253\"\u003eClearly defined \u003cstrong data-start=\"1209\" data-end=\"1253\"\u003eLegislative Council electoral boundaries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1254\" data-end=\"1336\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1336\"\u003eDetailed metropolitan street and suburb structure appropriate to its large scale\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1393\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1393\"\u003eClean, disciplined linework with minimal ornamentation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1394\" data-end=\"1448\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1396\" data-end=\"1448\"\u003eA single-province focus, free from statewide clutter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1450\" data-end=\"1453\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"1455\" data-end=\"1483\"\u003e📜 \u003cstrong data-start=\"1461\" data-end=\"1483\"\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1485\" data-end=\"1859\"\u003eIssued in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1495\" data-end=\"1503\"\u003e1939\u003c\/strong\u003e, this map captures Melbourne’s electoral geography at a pivotal moment—after decades of urban consolidation but before the demographic and political shifts of the post-war period. 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days\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3099\" data-end=\"3102\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"3104\" data-end=\"3126\"\u003e📐 \u003cstrong data-start=\"3110\" data-end=\"3126\"\u003eSize (W × H)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3128\" data-end=\"3210\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3128\" data-end=\"3148\"\u003e1000 mm × 816 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3148\" data-end=\"3151\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3151\" data-end=\"3167\"\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Portrait\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3128\" data-end=\"3210\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3212\" data-end=\"3230\"\u003eCustom sizing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Available on request.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3254\" data-end=\"3257\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"3259\" data-end=\"3278\"\u003e🎯 \u003cstrong data-start=\"3265\" 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