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Lady Augusta & Eureka [B 599] • Artwork

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Summary

Drawing of the river steamers 'Lady Augusta' and 'Eureka' on the Murray River. The caption under the lithograph reads: 'Lady Augusta' and 'Eureka' - Captain Cadell's first vessels on the Murray - left the Goolwa on their first trip August 25th 1853, returned Octr 14th 1853'.

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Physical description

Engraving (lithograph); 23.1 cm x 31.8 cm (image), 33.3 cm x 42.8 cm (paper)

Dates / Publication details

1853

Artist

Adamson, J. H

Collection

Part of Murray River Collection

Subject

Lady Augusta (River steamer)
Eureka (River steamer)
River steamers -- Murray River (N.S.W.-S.A.)

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Historical information

This picture won the first prize of ten pounds ten shillings offered by the South Australian Society of Arts in 1858 for the best original picture illustrative of Australian life.

Digitisation information

Date

15/02/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,225 x 2,428 pixels (7.8 MP)

Size

23.52 MB

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