Mount Harris, Estate and Residence of B. Egan, Esq, Macquarie River.

Very rare colonial engraving of Mount Harris, Estate and Residence of Bryan Egan. Egan was the first official settler of the Macquarie Marshes, who claimed the ‘Mount Harris’ run at the southern end of the south Marsh floodplain in 1839. Mount Harris was named in honour of Dr. Harris who accompanied Oxley’s party when they explored the area.

From the original edition of the Town and Country Journal.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 41861
State Library New South Wales: 1870-1919 TN83A
State Library Victoria: RARENSL N.S.W. 1870-1919