Southern Tasmania Collection

Australia c. 1760, from Atlas de Toutes Les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre by Cartographer Rigobert Bonne pub
5242663 Australia c. 1760, from Atlas de Toutes Les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre by Cartographer Rigobert Bonne pub. Geneva c. 1760

A Hobart chain-gang, a group of prisoners chained together to perform menial or physically challenging work as a form
5614423 A Hobart chain-gang, a group of prisoners chained together to perform menial or physically challenging work as a form of punishment; (add.info.: A Hobart chain-gang)

Lieutenant-General Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet, 1784-1854
5614422 Lieutenant-General Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet, 1784-1854; (add.info.: Lieutenant-General Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet, 1784-1854)

Abel Janszoon Tasman, 1603- 1659
5614421 Abel Janszoon Tasman, 1603- 1659; (add.info.: Abel Janszoon Tasman, 1603- 1659. Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant)

Map showing the arrest and transportation to Australia and Tasmania of the Tolpuddle Labourers, 1834
5614420 Map showing the arrest and transportation to Australia and Tasmania of the Tolpuddle Labourers, 1834; (add.info.: Map showing the arrest and transportation to Australia)

New Norfolk (engraving)
8651717 New Norfolk (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Norfolk. Illustration for Picturesque Atlas of Australasia edited by Andrew Garran)

Sir John Franklin (engraving)
8648064 Sir John Franklin (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir John Franklin)

Australia: Hobart Town, Tasmania (engraving)
8669141 Australia: Hobart Town, Tasmania (engraving) by Armytage, J. C. (1820-1897); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hobart Town, Tasmania)

Australia: Black Man's Cove, Tasmania (engraving)
8669122 Australia: Black Man's Cove, Tasmania (engraving) by Prout, Samuel (1783-1852) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Black Man's Cove, Tasmania)

Colonel David Collins, after a print dating from the 1880's
3432497 Colonel David Collins, after a print dating from the 1880's; Private Collection; (add.info.: Colonel David Collins, 1756-1810)

The steamer Tasmania, 1850
3478538 The steamer Tasmania, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the wreck of the steamer Tasmania'. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Map of Australia and Tasmania. c1902 (engraving)
533041 Map of Australia and Tasmania. c1902 (engraving); (add.info.: Map showing Australia with insets of Melbourne and Port Phillip, Tasmania, and Sydney and Vicinity, circa 1902)

Picture gallery, Hobart, Tasmania (engraving)
8676710 Picture gallery, Hobart, Tasmania (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Picture gallery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1858)

Hobart, from M'Gregor's Gardens (engraving)
8648034 Hobart, from M'Gregor's Gardens (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hobart, from M'Gregor's Gardens)

Sir Thomas Gore Brown (engraving)
8648044 Sir Thomas Gore Brown (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Thomas Gore Brown)

Governor Arthur (engraving)
8648041 Governor Arthur (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Governor Arthur)

Post Office, Launceston (engraving)
8648032 Post Office, Launceston (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Post Office, Launceston)

Anthony Van Diemen (engraving)
8651250 Anthony Van Diemen (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anthony Van Diemen)

St John Street, Launceston (engraving)
8651249 St John Street, Launceston (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St John Street, Launceston)

Australia: Cataract Gle, Mount Wellington, Tasmania (engraving)
8669102 Australia: Cataract Gle, Mount Wellington, Tasmania (engraving) by Prout, Samuel (1783-1852) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cataract Gle, Mount Wellington, Tasmania)

Australia: Port Arthur, Tasmania (engraving)
8669100 Australia: Port Arthur, Tasmania (engraving) by Prout, Samuel (1783-1852) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Port Arthur, Tasmania)

Port of Hobart; Tasmania, Australia circa 1900
3523007 Port of Hobart; Tasmania, Australia circa 1900; (add.info.: Port of Hobart; Tasmania, Australia circa 1900); Universal History Archive/UIG

Trukanini, the last female Tasmanian aborigine
3522739 Trukanini, the last female Tasmanian aborigine; (add.info.: Trukanini, the last native female Tasmanian aborigine who died in 1876.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Australia c. 1760, Mercator projection, from Atlas de Toutes Les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre by Cartographer
5242662 Australia c. 1760, Mercator projection, from Atlas de Toutes Les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre by Cartographer Rigobert Bonne pub. Geneva c. 1760

Australia: Perth, Tasmania (engraving)
8669120 Australia: Perth, Tasmania (engraving) by Prout, Samuel (1783-1852) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perth, Tasmania)

Real Photographs, c.1939: Launceston, Tasmania (coloured photo)
8672309 Real Photographs, c.1939: Launceston, Tasmania (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Launceston, Tasmania)

Truganini (engraving)
8648046 Truganini (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Truganini. Illustration for Picturesque Atlas of Australasia edited by Andrew Garran)

Governor Weld (engraving)
8648037 Governor Weld (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Governor Weld. Illustration for Picturesque Atlas of Australasia edited by Andrew Garran)

Cape Raoul (engraving)
8648033 Cape Raoul (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cape Raoul. Illustration for Picturesque Atlas of Australasia edited by Andrew Garran)

William Lanne, the last male Tasmanian aborigine
3522740 William Lanne, the last male Tasmanian aborigine; (add.info.: King Billy or William Lanne, the last male Tasmanian aborigine who died in 1869.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Captain Cook landing at Adventure Bay, 1777
3522730 Captain Cook landing at Adventure Bay, 1777; (add.info.: Captain Cook landing at Adventure Bay, Van Diemen's Land, 1777); Universal History Archive/UIG

Francois Peron examining an aborginal tomb on Maria Island, Tasmania. Complete (left)
FLO4624353 Francois Peron examining an aborginal tomb on Maria Island, Tasmania. Complete (left), half opened (right) and dismantled (centre)

Lord Kitchener in Tasmania (b/w photo)
8639050 Lord Kitchener in Tasmania (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Kitchener in Tasmania)

Colonel Sorell (engraving)
8648065 Colonel Sorell (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colonel Sorell. Illustration for Picturesque Atlas of Australasia edited by Andrew Garran)

Sir Robert G C Hamilton (engraving)
8648042 Sir Robert G C Hamilton (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Robert G C Hamilton)

Government House (engraving)
8648036 Government House (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Government House)

Beaconsfield Gold Mines (engraving)
8648030 Beaconsfield Gold Mines (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beaconsfield Gold Mines)

Map of Tasmania, Australia, c.1902 (engraving)
533347 Map of Tasmania, Australia, c.1902 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Tasmania, Australia, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Australia: Lake St Clair, Tasmania (engraving)
8669133 Australia: Lake St Clair, Tasmania (engraving) by Prout, Samuel (1783-1852) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lake St Clair, Tasmania)

King Billy (engraving)
8648043 King Billy (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Billy. Illustration for Picturesque Atlas of Australasia edited by Andrew Garran)

Launceston, from Cataract Bridge (engraving)
8648039 Launceston, from Cataract Bridge (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Launceston, from Cataract Bridge)

Hobart, from Kangaroo Point (engraving)
8648038 Hobart, from Kangaroo Point (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hobart, from Kangaroo Point)

Governor Du Cane (engraving)
8648040 Governor Du Cane (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Governor Du Cane)

A thylacine, Thylacinus cynocephalus, aka Tasmanian tiger (because of its striped lower back) or Tasmanian wolf
3473177 A thylacine, Thylacinus cynocephalus, aka Tasmanian tiger (because of its striped lower back) or Tasmanian wolf, from Meyers Lexicon, pub

Governor Davey's Proclamation. An illustrated proclamation issued in Tasmania by the British government
3522578 Governor Davey's Proclamation. An illustrated proclamation issued in Tasmania by the British government; (add.info.: Governor Davey's Proclamation)

View of the town of Hobart, Tasmania, with 2, 700 inhabitants in 400 homes, 1821
FLO4569159 View of the town of Hobart, Tasmania, with 2, 700 inhabitants in 400 homes, 1821. Showing the government building, school, church, prison, battery and telegraph signals

Australia: The South Esk River, Cataract Gorge, Launceston, North Tasmania (b / w photo)
7182154 Australia: The South Esk River, Cataract Gorge, Launceston, North Tasmania (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The South Esk River)

Australia: Launceston, North Tasmania (b / w photo)
7182153 Australia: Launceston, North Tasmania (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Launceston, North Tasmania)

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"Exploring the Untamed Beauty of Southern Tasmania: A Glimpse into its Tragic Past and Captivating Landscapes" Step back in time as we delve into the captivating region of southern Tasmania, where history intertwines with breathtaking natural wonders. From Couriaga, a man with tattooed shoulders, to Paraberi, draped in an animal-skin cloak, these portraits by Nicola Martin Petite remind us of the tragic fate suffered by the Tasmanian aborigines at the hands of colonists. Once inhabited by vibrant communities like Grou Aagara, adorned with scarification on his chest and a majestic animal-skin cape, and Arra-Maida carrying her child in a kangaroo papoose on her back; their presence was tragically erased from this land. But amidst this sorrowful past lies an enchanting landscape that continues to captivate all who venture here. Picture yourself standing beside the South Esk River as it gracefully flows through Cataract Gorge in Launceston - a monochromatic snapshot frozen in time. Further north lies Launceston itself - a charming town steeped in history and mystery. Its black-and-white photo evokes nostalgia for simpler times when horse-drawn carriages roamed its streets. Journey eastward to witness nature's grandeur at Columba Falls - an awe-inspiring 300-foot cascade that leaves visitors spellbound. The fern scenery along Tasmania's East Coast is equally mesmerizing; verdant fronds unfurling like delicate works of art against a backdrop of rugged cliffs and crashing waves. Immerse yourself in local culture at New Norfolk during hop-picking season or attend an apple show in Hobart - both snapshots captured beautifully through monochrome lenses. These scenes transport you to eras gone by when life revolved around harvesting bountiful crops from fertile lands.