Summary
One of sixty-nine black and white and sepia toned photographs in a bound album [six of which are loose] taken by A. J. Campbell, ornithologist and photographer, during a Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria scientific expedition to the Furneaux Group of islands, Bass Strait, in November1893.The album also includes a map of the Kent Group of islands in the inside front cover and numerous contemporary newspaper clippings relating to the expedition.
Description of Content
View of Curtis Island, Bass Strait. Photograph taken by Archibald J. Campbell during a scientific expedition by the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria to the Furneaux Group of islands in November 1893.
Physical Description
Sepia toned photograph mounted on off-white board in bound album with red cloth cover.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Images & Image Making, Sustainable Futures, Science & Measurement, Images & Image Making
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Museum Archive, Museum Victoria, 13 Dec 2006
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Place & Date Depicted
Curtis Island, Furneaux Island Group, Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia, 1893
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Photographer
Archibald J. Campbell, Furneaux Island Group, Bass Strait, Tasmania, 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, 6" X 4", Sepia
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Caption below the photograph handwritten in black ink on backing board: "Curtis Id. (about 1,100 feet high) Bass Straits".
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
152 mm (Width), 110 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Islands, Natural Environment, Natural History, Expeditions, Naturalists
