Summary
One of thirteen reproduced black and white photographs of early Melbourne taken by Walter Bentley Woodbury (1834-1885), purchased from The Royal Photographic Society in Bath, England.
Walter Woodbury was an inventor and pioneering English photographer who was one of the earliest practioners of the wet-plate (or collodian) process in Australia. Woodbury was active in Melbourne from 1852-1857.
Description of Content
Panorama of Melbourne showing wetlands in the foreground with Princes Bridge, Batman Hill, Batman's Cottage, Military Barracks, Abattoirs and sailing ships on the Yarra River shown in the middleground.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph.
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Place & Date Depicted
Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1853-1855
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Printer
Royal Photographic Society, Milsom Street, Bath, Somerset, England, Great Britain
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Photographer
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Date Printed
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand written in blue ink on a peach label attached to previous plastic sleeve housing: '1' Printed in blue ink on a label attached to back of photograph: 'RPS / The Royal Photographic Society / The Octagon, Milsom Street / Bath, England BA1 1DN / Telephone (0225) 62841 / VAT Reg. No. 242 4122 07' Hand written in grey pencil on back of photograph: '11686 WOODBURY. Panorama - Melbourne, 1853 - 2 prints / 43049'
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Overall Dimensions
254 mm (Width), 202 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Bridges, Cities, Cityscapes, Landscape Photography, Migration & Settlement, Military Bases, Panoramas, Photography, Ports, Rivers, Sailing Vessels, Settlement, Ships, Wharves