Summary
One of sixty-nine black and white and sepia photographs in a bound album [six of which are loose] taken by A J Campbell during a Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria expedition to the Furneaux Group of islands, Bass Strait, in November1893.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
Mount Strezelecki, Flinders Island, the highest peak on the island rising to a height of 2,550 feet (756 metres) above sea level. Photograph taken by Archibald J. Campbell during a scientific expedition by the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria to the Furneaux Group of islands, Bass Strait, in 1893.
Physical Description
Sepia toned photograph mounted on off-white board in bound album with red cloth cover.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Images & Image Making, Science & Measurement, Sustainable Futures
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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, 1893
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Photographer
Archibald J. Campbell, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1893
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Organiser of Expedition
Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1893
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Format
Photograph, 7½ in. x 5½ in., Sepia
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Caption below the photograph handwritten in black ink on backing board: "Mount Strezelecki - taken from an altitude of 1,500 (2,550 feet above sea-level)".
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
188 mm (Width), 140 mm (Height)
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