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Ernest Giles [B 3691] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Photograph of a lithograph signed 'J. Bruer'. It is a portrait of Ernest Giles, explorer, seen in three quarter view. Although he made no major discoveries, Giles' expeditions added substantially to the knowledge of central Australia, resulting in several highly regarded journals. He succeeded in his aim of crossing overland from South to Western Australia in 1875.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.6 cm x 9.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1880

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Giles, Ernest, 1835-1897

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Digitisation information

Date

26/05/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,204 x 3,306 pixels (7.3 MP)

Size

7.32 MB

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