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Australia: William Blandowski's illustrated encyclopaedia of Aboriginal life

Aboriginal Studies Press

Australia: William Blandowski's illustrated encyclopaedia of Aboriginal life

$60.00

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 zehnjärigen 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.

Edited by Harry Allen, Mark Dugay-Grist, Luise Hercus, Brook Andrew
Published September 2010
Paperback
176 pages 
290mm x 240mm
ISBN 9780855757137 


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