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John Henry Martin, seaman on the Discovery, described the natives. "They have few, or no wants, & seemed perfectly Happy, if one might judge from their behaviour, for they frequently wou'd burst out, into the most immoderate fits of Laughter & when one Laughed every one followed his example Emediately." .Artist: John Webber. Original copper engraving.

Artist Albert Cooke. Hand coloured engraving

Distribution : Mainland Australia. ranging throughout most of Australia, chiefly the interior. Nomadic. First described by Shaw & Nodder Naturalist Miscellany 1805. Artist: Roland Green Original hand coloured lithograph.

Based on sketches of the Victoria gold diggings and diggers as they are by S.T.G.. by J. Luntley & Co., printers & publishers. Sixteen images were issued in the set. Rare. Artist S.T.Gill after Hand coloured lithograph

Scarce image of Chapel Street with excellent detail. Artist A.Cooke Hand coloured engraving.

Artist: W.J.Hooker. Hand coloured engraving

Artist: Thomas Ham Hand coloured engraving.

Possibly looking along Bridge/Burwood Rd. Rare Engraver Rudolph Jenny 1827-1905 Hand coloured engraving

Minor repairs left margin. Engraver Rudolph Jenny 1827-1905 Hand coloured engraving.

Artist: Nicolas-Martin Petit 1777-1804 Hand coloured copper engraving

Sydney Ure Smith: 1887-1949 Influential artist, publisher, printmaker, editor, gallery trustee. He first exhibited his etchings in 1914, in 1920 he was a founding member of the P-E & Gallery trustee in 1927.Etching, Signed lower right corner 14/30.

Gould common name; Red Wallaroo. Modern scientific name; Macropus antilopinus Artist: John Gould Hand coloured lithograph (Gould, 1842). Distribution; WA, NT & QLD.

Australian Orchid. Artist:R.D.Fitzgerald. Hand coloured lithograph.

One of the earliest depictions of "Port Misery" done at the same time as Angas's rival S.T.Gill's views of Port Adelaide. This was the 'New Port' built by the South Australian Company in 1839-40 further up the river. The large building was the Company's warehouse. To the right was the Government wharf. A rare and desirable image from the best and largest suites of colonial South Australian lithographs ever done.Artist:George French Angas. Hand coloured lithograph.

Very rare colonial image of Chinese in Australian at the height of the gold rush period. Artist: George Thompson Original lithograph

The title includes the following information and dedication."Government House and Fort Macquarie. To Oswald Blaxome Esq. Rangers, North Shore & Sydney this print is respectfully dedicated by O.W. Brierly". London Pub June 1st 1852, Ackermann & Co Srand. Rare separately issued print.Original colour lithograph

Artist born in Canada arrived Melbourne 1852. Huyghue was in Ballarat at the time of the Eureka uprising and made the sketch for this engraving. In 1853 he became clerk of the Office of Mines at Ballarat, in 1862 collector of imposts, and in 1872 clerk of Petty Sessions at Graytown. A rare image. Artist:Samuel Douglas Smith Huyghue 1815-1891 Hand coloured engraving

Modern scientific name: Falco longipennis Widespread habitat, found throughout all of mainland Australia and across northern and eastern Tasmania. Artist: Silvester Diggles 1817-1880 Hand coloured lithograph

From Governor Phillip's account of the settlement of Sydney Cove, the first of the "First Fleet", journals. Artist: J.Stockdale Hand coloured engraving.