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Paper nation : the story of the picturesque atlas of Australasia, 1886-1888 / Tony Hughes-d'Aeth.

LIBRA DU102 .H84 2001
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Language:
English
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Physical Description:
xiii, 262 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm
Place of Publication:
Carlton South : Melbourne University Press, 2001.
Summary:
The massive, three-volume Picturesque Atlas of Australia was first published in Sydney in 1886. Its publication was one of the most significant cultural projects in 19th-century Australia. Writers, artists, academics, and politicians came together to prepare a book of unprecedented grandeur and ambition, and a publishing company was established to publish it. The 700 engravings on steel and wood contained in the Picturesque Atlas were among the finest engravings to be found anywhere in the world at this time.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0522849490
OCLC:
49205996

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