Title

Speculators On The 'Corner', Ballarat, Australia, 1886. Artist: William Thomas Smedley

Caption

Speculators On The 'Corner', Ballarat, Australia, 1886. The town of Ballarat was founded in 1852 after gold was discovered nearby. Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol II', by Andrew Garran, illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B Schell, (Picturesque Atlas Publishing Co, 1886).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1886

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C16_026

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (5,3Mb) / 11,6in x 16,7in / 3493 x 5001 (300dpi)

Keywords

road building buildings people male man men architecture street town Australia australasia Australian industry country balcony metal guy lane colony uniform avenue dress mining gold Victoria location century Colonial corner wrought iron B&W MONOCHROME gold mining Architectural Feature pith helmet 19th century black & white black and white B W Ballarat nineteenth century The Print Collector British Empire colonialism speculator TGN topee engraving wood engraving Andrew Frederic B Schell Schell Frederic B Andrew Garran Garran William Thomas Smedley Smedley William Thomas Frederic B Schell Andrew Garran engraving wood engraving