Summary
Photograph taken by Archibald J. Campbell during a scientific expedition by the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria to Kent Group of islands in 1890. The 'Despatch' was carrying the party of field naturalists to the islands having departed Port Melbourne in December of that year.This is one of sixty-nine black & white and sepia photographs in a bound album [six of which are loose] all taken by A.J. Campbell during the expedition. The album also includes a map of Kent Group in the inside front cover and numerous contemporary newspaper clippings relating to the expedition.
Description of Content
View of a rocky outcrop or small uninhabited island known as Devil's Tower, in Bass Strait near Wilson's Promontory, photographed from the deck of the ship SS Despatch.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Museum Archive, Museum Victoria, 13 Dec 2006
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Place & Date Depicted
Green Island, Furneaux Island Group, Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia, 1890
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Photographer
Archibald J. Campbell, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Information ascertained from newspaper reports of the day preserved with the photograph in the album. -
Organiser of Expedition
Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890
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Format
Photograph, 6" X 4", Sepia
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Printed in black ink in caption at foot of the page: " 2. Devil's tower, 350 ft. high (taken from s.s. 'Despatch.')". Museum Victoria catalogue reference handwritten in pencil at foot of the page: "MM 091482".
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
148 mm (Width), 105 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Coastal Landscapes, Coastlines, Islands, Landscapes, Natural Environment, Natural History, Rural Landscapes, Rural Life
