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C1876
Port Macdonnell, South Australia.
Rare detailed c.19th hand coloured engraving of Port Macdonnell, South Australia. The area was first sighted by Lieutenant James Grant, in HMS Lady Nelson on 3 December 1800. In 1860 the area was declared a port and surveyed. It was … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Port Macdonnell, South Australia.
Date:
C1876
Artist:
Unknown
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
225mm
x 152mm
Paper Size:
265mm
x 192mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1876
Description:
Rare detailed c.19th hand coloured engraving of Port Macdonnell, South Australia.
The area was first sighted by Lieutenant James Grant, in HMS Lady Nelson on 3 December 1800. In 1860 the area was declared a port and surveyed. It was named after Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, Governor of South Australia from 1855 to 1862. It became one of South Australia’s busiest ports.
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 30-07-81 P.248
