Early Northern Territory Prints Collection,
PictureNT,
PictureNT,
Date
1886,
Location
Gulf of Carpentaria,
Description
Depicts a prau on the beach, three dugout canoes under sail, and a steamship off-shore. Printed at lower left "Horace Baker" (wood engraver) and at lower right "J.R. Ashton" (artist). From the Picturesque Atlas of Australia (1886-1888). For Ashton see the Australian Dictionary of Biography. Baker was an American wood engraver, brought to Australia to work on the Picturesque Atlas of Australasia.,
Language
English,
Subject
boats,
trepang,
Macassans,
Digital format
3523 x 5000 pixels : 48bpp ; 103.23Mb, back 91.6Mb.,
Format
1 wood engraving : hand-coloured ; 10.0 x 13.5 cm.,