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Leichardt's Expedition [B 11305] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Three men are arranged around a small table, two of them seated. They took part in Leichardt's expedition which was supposed to be of six months duration but took fourteen and a half months. One of the expedition members, ornithologist John Gilbert, was killed in an attack by Aborigines. [On back of photograph] 'Members of Leichardt's 1844-5 expedition (Moreton Bay to Port Essington) Left to right: James S. Calvert, John Murphy, and John Roper'

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.8 cm x 10.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1881

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Leichhardt, Ludwig, 1813-1848
Murphy, John
Roper, John, 1822-1895
Calvert, James Snowden, 1825-1884
Leichhardt Expedition (1846-1847)
Explorers -- Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

17/05/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,385 x 3,270 pixels (7.8 MP)

Size

23.43 MB

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