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Australia's Rich History Collection (#4)

A selection of historical Australian images, maps and illustratoins from the 1800s to more contemporary 1990s

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Australia's Rich History Collection: Impressions from Australia, wood engravings, published in 1893

Impressions from Australia, wood engravings, published in 1893
Impressions from Australia in the 19th century. Top: Spinifex Steppe (Spinifex longifolius). Center: Inner Scrubland. Below: Mouth of the Broughton River in the Spencer Gulf

Australia's Rich History Collection: Government House, Sydney, Australia

Government House, Sydney, Australia
Vintage engraving showing Government House, Sydney, Australia, 1861

Australia's Rich History Collection: Kimberley, northern Western Australia, wood engraving, published in 1897

Kimberley, northern Western Australia, wood engraving, published in 1897
The Kimberley - mountain range in the northern Western Australia. Wood engraving, published in 1897

Australia's Rich History Collection: A sheep farm in Victoria, Australia, wood engraving, published in 1897

A sheep farm in Victoria, Australia, wood engraving, published in 1897
A sheep farm in Victoria, Australia. Wood engraving after a photograph, published in 1897

Australia's Rich History Collection: Village on Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia, 19th Century

Village on Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Village on Darling Downs, 19th Century a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia

Australia's Rich History Collection: Satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus), wood engraving, published in 1893

Satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus), wood engraving, published in 1893
Satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) - a bowerbird endemic to eastern Australia. There are numerous reports of silkworm birds removing jewelry, keys, and the like from homes, vehicles

Antique illustration of Australian jungle

Australia's Rich History Collection: Platypus or duckbill engraving 1880

Platypus or duckbill engraving 1880
Platypus or duckbill - Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Australia's Rich History Collection: Cockatoo Cacatua Inca bird engraving 1880

Cockatoo Cacatua Inca bird engraving 1880
Steel engraving of Cacatua-Inca ( Laphocroa leadbeateri )

Australia's Rich History Collection: Botany plants antique engraving illustration: Brachychiton rupestris, narrow-leaved bottle tree

Botany plants antique engraving illustration: Brachychiton rupestris, narrow-leaved bottle tree, Queensland bottle tree

Australia's Rich History Collection: Old map of AUSTRALIA continent Published 1894. Antique Illustration

Old map of AUSTRALIA continent Published 1894. Antique Illustration, Popular Encyclopedia Published 1894
Antique Illustration, Popular Encyclopedia Published 1894. Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored

Australia's Rich History Collection: Group of cockatoos engraving colour 1880

Group of cockatoos engraving colour 1880
Steel engraving group of cockatoos : Sulphur-crested cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita ), White Umbrella Cockatoo ( Laphocroa leadbeateri )

Australia's Rich History Collection: Shop of Castro the Butcher

Shop of Castro the Butcher
Vintage engraving of of the Shop of Castro the Butcher at Wagga Wagga, Australia. The Graphic, 1874. The Tichborne case was a legal cause celebre that captivated Victorian England in the 1860s

Australia's Rich History Collection: Forest scene, Illawarra Mountains, New South Wales 19th Century

Forest scene, Illawarra Mountains, New South Wales 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Forest scene, Illawarra Mountains, New South Wales 19th Century

Australia's Rich History Collection: White Umbrella Cockatoo bird engraving 1880

White Umbrella Cockatoo bird engraving 1880
Steel engraving of White Umbrella Cockatoo ( Laphocroa leadbeateri )

Australia's Rich History Collection: Views of Townsville, Queensland, Australia 19th Century

Views of Townsville, Queensland, Australia 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Views of Townsville, Queensland, Australia 19th Century

Australia's Rich History Collection: Inner Australian Spinifex Steppe, wood engraving, published in 1897

Inner Australian Spinifex Steppe, wood engraving, published in 1897
Inner Australian Spinifex Steppe (Spinifex longifolius). Wood engraving, published in 1897

Australia's Rich History Collection: Murray River near Echuca in Australia, wood engraving, published 1897

Murray River near Echuca in Australia, wood engraving, published 1897
The Murray River near Echuca in Australia. Wood engraving after a photograph, published in 1897

Antique illustration of Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)

Australia's Rich History Collection: Fern forest in South Australia, wood engraving, published in 1897

Fern forest in South Australia, wood engraving, published in 1897
A fern forest in South Australia. Wood engraving after a photograph, published in 1897

Australia's Rich History Collection: Australian eucalyptus forest, wood engraving, published in 1897

Australian eucalyptus forest, wood engraving, published in 1897
Australian eucalyptus forest. Wood engraving after a drawing by Joseph Selleny (Austrian painter, 1824 - 1875), published in 1897

Australia's Rich History Collection: The Cocos Islands Dutch Navigation, Victorian Illustration

The Cocos Islands Dutch Navigation, Victorian Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Illustration of The Cocos Islands. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored

Australia's Rich History Collection: Swanston Street, Melbourne, Australia, 19th Century

Swanston Street, Melbourne, Australia, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Swanston Street, Melbourne, Australia, 19th Century

Australia's Rich History Collection: Thursday Island, Torres Strait Islands, Australia, wood engraving, published 1897

Thursday Island, Torres Strait Islands, Australia, wood engraving, published 1897
Thursday Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland; Australia. Wood engraving after a photograph by Richard Semon (German zoologist and evolutionary biologist, 1859 - 1918), published in 1897

Kimberley, Northern Western Australia, wood engraving, published in 1897
The Kimberley - mountain range in the Northern Western Australia. Wood engraving, published in 1893

Australia's Rich History Collection: Historical view of Albany, Western Australia, wood engraving, published 1897

Historical view of Albany, Western Australia, wood engraving, published 1897
Historical view of the bay and city of Albany in Western Australia. Wood engraving, published in 1897

Australia's Rich History Collection: The kangaroo boxer, wood engraving, published in 1895

The kangaroo boxer, wood engraving, published in 1895
The kangaroo boxer. Nostalgic scene from the past. Wood engraving, published in 1895

Australia's Rich History Collection: Caricature of life in a nineteenth century Australian settlement, Victorian

Caricature of life in a nineteenth century Australian settlement, Victorian
Vintage engraving of Topsy Turvey - or, our Antipodes, by John Leech (caricaturist). Caricatures of life in a nineteenth century Australian settlement

Australia's Rich History Collection: Historical view of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, wood engraving, published 1897

Historical view of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, wood engraving, published 1897
Historical view of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. Wood engraving after a photograph, published in 1897

Australia's Rich History Collection: Kangaroo

Kangaroo
Vintage engraving showing a Kangaroo, 1864

Australia's Rich History Collection: Antique 1867 Oceania Australia Australasia Map, Geography, History, Cartography

Antique 1867 Oceania Australia Australasia Map, Geography, History, Cartography
Color stock photo of an antique map of Oceania, Australia, Australasia, etc. salvaged from an 1867 school geography book

Australia's Rich History Collection: Early mining camp in Australia

Early mining camp in Australia
Groups of miners and prospectors in a mining encampment in Australia. Some of them are panning for gold in the stream while others are relaxing after a hard days work

Australia's Rich History Collection: Gold mining in Australia

Gold mining in Australia
Illustration of a Gold mining in Australia

Australia's Rich History Collection: Engraving men working in mine digging for gold and carbon

Engraving men working in mine digging for gold and carbon
" 18th Century Style, Painted Image, Antique, Engraved Image, Woodcut, Illustration and Painting, Etching, Pencil Drawing, Image Created 18th Century, Historical Document, Gold Mine, Print

Australia's Rich History Collection: Animals in Australia Tasmania and New Zealand 1896

Animals in Australia Tasmania and New Zealand 1896
Flora and Fauna in Australia Tasmania and New Zealand Original edition from my own archives Source : " Meyers Konversations-Lexikon" 1896 Drawing : Mutzel

Australia's Rich History Collection: Immigrant to Australia, reading letter from home, 19th Century

Immigrant to Australia, reading letter from home, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Immigrant to Australia, reading letter from home, 19th Century, 1872

Australia's Rich History Collection: View of Melbourne, Australia, 19th Century

View of Melbourne, Australia, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a View of Melbourne, Australia, 19th Century

View of Sydney Harbour, Australia, in the late 19th century

Australia's Rich History Collection: Sydney, New South Wales (early 19th century engraving)

Sydney, New South Wales (early 19th century engraving)
An early 19th century view of Sydney (here spelled Sidney ), New South Wales, Australia, from " A System of Geography, Popular and Scientific, or A Physical, Political

Australia's Rich History Collection: Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia
Vintage engraving showing Sydney, Australia, 1861

Australia's Rich History Collection: Gold mines of Stawell, Victoria, Australia, wood engraving, published 1897

Gold mines of Stawell, Victoria, Australia, wood engraving, published 1897
Historical view of the gold mines of Stawell in Victoria, Australia in the 19th century. It was founded in 1853 during the Victorian gold rush

Australia's Rich History Collection: Historical view of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, wood engraving, published 1897

Historical view of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, wood engraving, published 1897
Historical view of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Wood engraving after a photograph by Charles Rudd, Melbourne, published in 1897

Australia's Rich History Collection: Duck-billed Platypus and short-beaked echidna

Duck-billed Platypus and short-beaked echidna
" Short-beaked echidna and Duck-Billed PlatypusOriginal edition from my own archivesSource: " Meyers Konversationslexikon 1877"

Australia's Rich History Collection: Old engraved illustration of The Tasmanian tiger, Tasmanian wolf

Old engraved illustration of The Tasmanian tiger, Tasmanian wolf, now extinct (Thylacinus cynocephalus)
Antique Illustration. Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored. The Tasmanian tiger, Tasmanian wolf, now extinct (Thylacinus cynocephalus)

Australia's Rich History Collection: Old chromolithograph illustration of The Aboriginal Tasmanians man

Old chromolithograph illustration of The Aboriginal Tasmanians man
Antique Illustration, Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored

Australia's Rich History Collection: Australian ethnic groups, headshots

Australian ethnic groups, headshots
Illustration from 19th century

Australia's Rich History Collection: Old map of Australasia (Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea)

Old map of Australasia (Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean)
Antique Illustration, Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored

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