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C1877
Fingal, Tasmania, with Ben Lomond in the Distance.
Rare colonial engraving of Fingal, Tasmania. The area around Fingal was surveyed in 1824 by Roderic O’Connor and John Helder Wedge and first settled in 1827 as a convict station. The town experienced a boom when Van Diemen’s Land’s first payable … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Fingal, Tasmania, with Ben Lomond in the Distance.
Date:
C1877
Artist:
Unknown
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
225mm
x 100mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1877
Description:
Rare colonial engraving of Fingal, Tasmania. The area around Fingal was surveyed in 1824 by Roderic O’Connor and John Helder Wedge and first settled in 1827 as a convict station. The town experienced a boom when Van Diemen’s Land’s first payable gold was discovered in nearby Mangana.
From the original edition of the Australasian Sketcher.
Collections:
State Library Victoria: Accession no: A/S27/10/77/125
