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Perigundi Lake on the Barcoo [B 325] • Artwork

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Summary

Photograph of a lithograph after an original artwork which was believed to be by Frederick William Andrews, of a scene looking over the Perigundi Lake, with three men and their camels at a camp fire in the foreground. The original artwork has been inscribed with the title and date.

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Physical description

1 drawing : ambrotype, black and white (tinted) ; 14.5 x 24.0 cm, on mount 41 x 56 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1875

Collection

Part of Lake Eyre Collection

Subject

Eyre, Lake, Region (S.A.)
Rivers -- Queensland

Catalogue record

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General notes

The photograph was donated in 1919 by Mrs Tolmer, and it is thought that the image may have been taken by her husband, G. W. D. Tolmer.

The Barcoo River is located in western Queensland, in close proximity to the South Australian border.

Historical information

Both Tolmer and Andrews were members of the Lake Eyre Expedition, led by J.W. Lewis, 1874-1875. Andrews was a Naturalist, a collector and a taxidermist at the S.A. Museum from the 1860s. He collected plants in many locations around South Australia, including Eyre Peninsula in 1870, and went on expedition with Samuel White to Cape York Peninsula & Aru Is., Qld, 9 Apr.-26 Sept. 1880, along with the J.W. Lewis, 1874-1875 journey. See also newspaper articles in the Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), Saturday 27 December 1919, Page 20, and the Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), Saturday 11 September 1875, Page 11.

Digitisation information

Date

19/12/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,636 x 2,152 pixels (7.8 MP)

Size

23.51 MB

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