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A view of the country and of the temporary erections near the site for the proposed town of Adelaide [B 10079] • Artwork

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Summary

Coloured lithograph, drawn by William Light and engraved by Robert Havell, of 'A View of the Country and of the Temporary Erections near the Site for the Proposed Town of Adelaide" in South Australia. Forming the First of a Series of Views of that Colony now preparing for Publication'. The drawing features several small settlers' homes and tents, a hay cart drawn by two oxen, and several groups of settlers and Aboriginal people in the foreground, with the bush and Adelaide Hills in the background.

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Physical description

Engraving (colour lithograph); 36.6 cm x 54.1 cm (image), 40.8 cm x 55 cm (paper, irreg.)

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1837

Artist

Light, William

Collections

Part of Adelaide Views Collection
Part of A Collection

Subject

Adelaide (S.A.) -- History 1836-1851 -- Pictorial works

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Digitisation information

Date

20/07/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

6,800 x 4,922 pixels (33.5 MP)

Size

100.44 MB

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