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C1845
Entrances to Port Davey, VDL
Artist:
James Backhouse (1794 - 1869)
Early colonial engraving of the entrance to Port Davey, Tasmania which was named after Colonel Thomas Davey, Lieutant Governor of Tasmania 1813-1817.
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Full Title:
Entrances to Port Davey, VDL
Date:
C1845
Artist:
James Backhouse (1794 - 1869)
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Hand coloured etching
Image Size:
160mm
x 90mm
Paper Size:
135mm
x 213mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1845
Description:
Early colonial engraving of the entrance to Port Davey, Tasmania which was named after Colonel Thomas Davey, Lieutant Governor of Tasmania 1813-1817.
Biography:
James Backhouse (1794-1869)
Backhouse was a sketcher, naturalist and Quaker missionary who extensively travelled the colony on foot and made a record of his journey in. He gave a valuable herbarium collected in Australia to the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. From, A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies.
