Tasmanian Views: Adamson’s Peak and Kingston Township, from Port Esperance.

Scarce colonial engraving of Adamson’s Peak and Kingston from Port Esperance (Dover). In 1804, the botanist Robert Brown visited the area. Browns River, that runs from Mount Wellington to Kingston Beach is named after him. The area was settled in 1808 by Thomas Lucas, Sophie Lucas and his family, who were evacuated from Norfolk Island

From the original edition of the Australasian Sketcher.

Collections:
National Gallery of Victoria: Accession no: A/S22/12/77/156