Australia & Tasmania or Van Diemen's Land, shewing the British Colonies, 1857 cellarius Map of Brisbane

Map of Brisbane

Looking over the Yarra at Southbank northward

captured remarkable scenes of 19th century colonial life in the city and the bush

which today are held in the State Libary of South Australia

Ellis Rowan (1848-1922) stands out today as one of the great Australian artists and natural historians of the 19th century

Australia & Tasmania or Van Diemen's Land, shewing the British Colonies, 1857 cellarius Map of BrisbaneCreator Blundell & Co. Melbourne Date 1857 A finely detailed map of Australia, published in Melbourne in 1857 shortly after the Port Phillip District was separated from New South Wales to form the colony of Victoria in 1851, which achieved self government in 1855. Full title:.'Australia & Tasmania or Van Diemen's Land shewing the British Colonies as divided into Counties 1857 Drawin for the British & French Government Surveys adn othe sources, With