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Escape Cliff Settlement [B 839] • Artwork

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Summary

Pen and wash on paper sketch of the settlement of Escape Cliffs, showing the stockade or star fort. Artwork has been signed and dated, bottom right. [Escape Cliff was a settlement at the mouth of the Adelaide River established by the South Australian government after it annexed the Northern Territory. The settlement was a failure, lasting from 1864 to 1867.]

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Physical description

Artwork (pen and wash); 7.8 cm x 17.8 cm (irreg)

Dates / Publication details

1865

Artist

King, Stephen

Collection

Part of Escape Cliffs Collection

Subject

Escape Cliffs (N.T.)

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Digitisation information

Date

19/12/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,852 x 1,710 pixels (6.6 MP)

Size

19.79 MB

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