Jottings About the Cup.

Scarce c.19th engraving showing ‘snap shots’ of  scenes from the 1878 Melbourne Cup.

Vignette titles clockwise from top left:
1. Touts etc
2. Early Birds at Flemington
3. Cup “Business”
4. “The Spirits”
5. Consulting the “Spirits”

From the original edition of the Australasian Sketcher.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 914558
State Library New South Wales: REF1/MAV/FM4/9236-9239
State Library Victoria: PCINF AS 06-09-73 P.104