Australia : William Blandowski's illustrated encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia
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Australia : William Blandowski's illustrated encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia
Aboriginal Studies Press, 2010
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Australia in 142 photographic illustrations from 10 years' experience
Australien in 142 photographischen Abbildungen nach zehnjärigen Erfahrungen
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Description based on reprint (2011)
"Australia in 142 photographic illustrations from 10 years' experience. Compiled by Wilhelm v Blandowski, curator at the Natural History Museum, Melbourne ... Gleiwitz 1826, printed by Gustav Neumann"--P. 19
Contributions by Mark Dugay-Grist, Brook Andrew, Luise Hercus and Thomas A Darragh
"English translation by Lillian Barton and Melanie Witter"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-182) and index
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William Blandowski was an explorer, natural scientist and artist who led a Victorian government expedition to the junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers from 1856 to 1857. Australia is the first publication in English of his nineteenth century illustrated encyclopaedia of Aboriginal life, Australien in 142 photographischen Abbildungen nach zehnjarigen Erfahrungen. It include Blandowski's own photographs, and photographs of sketches or illustrations created by others, including the only nineteenth century portrait image of the Nyeri Nyeri people.
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