| Main Title: |
Australia : William Blandowski's illustrated encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia / edited by Harry Allen. |
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| Author: |
Blandowski, William (Wilhelm), 1822-1878
Allen, Harry, 1944-
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| Imprint: |
Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2010. |
| Collation: |
viii, 188 p. : ill. (some col.), portraits, notes, bib., index, pbk ; 29 cm. |
| Summary: |
William Blakdowski was an explorer, natural scientist and artist who lead a Victorian government expedition to the junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers in 1856 to 1857. This is the first publication in English of his "Australien in 142 photographischen Abbildungen nach zehn jaehrigen erfahrungen", [Australia in 142 photographic illustrations from 10 years' experience], a nineteenth century illustration encyclopaedia of Aboriginal life. In "Australia", Blandowski explores the potential images to portray the lives of people engaged in everyday activities as well as dramatic conflicts and rituals. Blandowski used his own photographs, and photographs of sketches or illustrations created by others, including the only nineteenth century portrait image of the Nyeri Nyeri people. In "Australia", Blandowski's illustrations provide an intimate view of Aboriginal life, making us on-the-spot participants in moments of 'first contact'.
This work contains text and/or images that may cause offence to members of the Australian Indigenous community, or may be deemed inappropriate for some users on the grounds of sex, age or social status by the Australian Indigenous community. |
| Subject: |
Pictorial works
Art and artists
European exploration and explorers
Encyclopedias
First Nations Australians
Biography
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| ISBN: |
9780855757137 (pbk.) 9780855757175 (hbk.) |
| Notes: |
Contributions by Mark Dugay-Grist, Brook Andrew, Luise Hercus and Thomas A Darragh.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-182) and index.
[Variant title:Australia in 142 photographic illustrations from 10 years' experience]
[Variant title:Australien in 142 photographischen Abbildungen nach zehnjahrigen Erfahrungen]
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