Summary
Members of the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria landing at Isabella, an offshore island of Flinders Island during the Club's scientific expedition to the Furneaux Group in November 1893. This is one of sixty-nine black and white and sepia toned photographs in a bound album [six of which are loose] taken during the expedition. 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
Four men are disembarking a sailing boat. On the foreshore are the huge granite boulders characteristic of the island.
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, Transport, Leisure
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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, 6" X 8", Sepia
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Caption below the photograph handwritten in black ink on backing board: "Landing Isabella Rock, Franklin Sound".
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
156 mm (Width), 188 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Islands, Natural Environment, Natural History, Rock Formations, Sailing Boats
