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Tasmanian Collection (page 4)

Discover the enigmatic beauty of Tasmania, where ancient legends and breathtaking landscapes intertwine

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Australia: Tasmania, 100-foot Blue-Gum Piles for Admiralty Pier, Dover, England (b / w photo)

Australia: Tasmania, 100-foot Blue-Gum Piles for Admiralty Pier, Dover, England (b / w photo)
7182143 Australia: Tasmania, 100-foot Blue-Gum Piles for Admiralty Pier, Dover, England (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tasmania)

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Australia: Panorama showing Part of Hobart Wharves, Tasmania (b / w photo)

Australia: Panorama showing Part of Hobart Wharves, Tasmania (b / w photo)
7182135 Australia: Panorama showing Part of Hobart Wharves, Tasmania (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Panorama showing Part of Hobart Wharves)

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Australia: Scene on River Gordon, The most picturesque Tasmanian River on the West Coast

Australia: Scene on River Gordon, The most picturesque Tasmanian River on the West Coast (b / w photo)
7182147 Australia: Scene on River Gordon, The most picturesque Tasmanian River on the West Coast (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Australia: Felling Blue-Gum Tree in Huon Forest, Tasmania (b / w photo)

Australia: Felling Blue-Gum Tree in Huon Forest, Tasmania (b / w photo)
7182146 Australia: Felling Blue-Gum Tree in Huon Forest, Tasmania (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Felling Blue-Gum Tree in Huon Forest)

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Australia: A Tasmanian Contingent for South Africa, Tasmania (b / w photo)

Australia: A Tasmanian Contingent for South Africa, Tasmania (b / w photo)
7182138 Australia: A Tasmanian Contingent for South Africa, Tasmania (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Tasmanian Contingent for South Africa)

Background imageTasmanian Collection: William Lanney, the last Tasmanian (engraving)

William Lanney, the last Tasmanian (engraving)
3655603 William Lanney, the last Tasmanian (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Lanney, the last Tasmanian)

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Truganina, the last Tasmanian woman (engraving)

Truganina, the last Tasmanian woman (engraving)
3655602 Truganina, the last Tasmanian woman (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Truganina, the last Tasmanian woman)

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Australasian and Oceanic Races (colour litho)

Australasian and Oceanic Races (colour litho)
5233440 Australasian and Oceanic Races (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Australasian and Oceanic Races)

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Tasmanian Aborigine, 1812 (colour litho)

Tasmanian Aborigine, 1812 (colour litho)
468703 Tasmanian Aborigine, 1812 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Labelled Terre de Diemen, or Van Diemens Land)

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Seadragon and striped cowfish

Seadragon and striped cowfish
Common seadragon or weedy seadragon, Phyllopteryx taeniolatus and striped cowfish, Aracana aurita. (Superb dragon, Phyllopteryx foliatus, and ostracian)

Background imageTasmanian Collection: John Dory, magpie perch, silver fish and butterfly lobster

John Dory, magpie perch, silver fish and butterfly lobster
John Dory, Zeus faber, magpie perch, Cheilodactylus nigripes, migratory silver fish, and butterfly lobster, Ibacus peronii

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Emu and young, Dromaius novaehollandiae

Emu and young, Dromaius novaehollandiae
Emu and young chicks, Dromaius novaehollandiae. Lithograph after an illustration by Louisa Anne Meredith from her book Tasmanian Friends and Foes, Feathered, Furred and Finned, Marcus Ward, London

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Turqoise berry and Aristotelia peduncularis

Turqoise berry and Aristotelia peduncularis
Turquoise berry, Drymophila cyanocarpa, and red, white & black, Aristotelia peduncularis. Moth butterfly, Liphyra brassolis

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Native fuchsia, lilac and pepper

Native fuchsia, lilac and pepper
Native fuchsia, Correa speciosa, native lilac, Tetratheca glandulosa, native pepper, Tasmannia aromatica with green mantis, Mantis religiosa var

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Margin-winged stick insect and red epacris

Margin-winged stick insect and red epacris
Margin-winged stick insect, Ctenomorpha chronus, and red epacris, Epacris impressa. (Walking stick mantis, Phasma sp.) Chromolithograph after an illustration by Louisa Anne Meredith from her book

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Copperleaf snowberry and purple apple-berry

Copperleaf snowberry and purple apple-berry
Copperleaf snowberry, Gaultheria hispida, and purple berry, Billardiera longiflora. With emerald king butterfly, Papilio palinurus

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Common stargazer and longsnout boarfish

Common stargazer and longsnout boarfish
Common stargazer, Kathetostoma laeve, and longsnout boarfish, Pentaceropsis recurvirostris. (Catfish, Kathethostoma loeve, and pig-faced lady)

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Globe flower and buttercups

Globe flower and buttercups
Globe flower, Trollius europaeus, and other species of buttercups, Ranunculus glacialis, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Daniel Rabel after a botanical illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Captain Cooks interview with natives in Adventure Bay, Van Diemens Land

Captain Cooks interview with natives in Adventure Bay, Van Diemens Land
RNM286356 Captain Cooks interview with natives in Adventure Bay, Van Diemens Land, 29th January 1777, c.1777 (pen & ink and grey wash on paper) by Webber

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Tasmanian Christmas bell, Blandfordia punicea

Tasmanian Christmas bell, Blandfordia punicea (Rough-edged blandfordia, Blandfordia marginata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Tasmanian snow gum, Eucalyptus coccifera

Tasmanian snow gum, Eucalyptus coccifera. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Tasmanian wolf, Thylacinus cynocephalus. Extinct

Tasmanian wolf, Thylacinus cynocephalus. Extinct
Tasmanian wolf or thylacine, Thylacinus cynocephalus. Extinct (Zebra or dog-faced dasyrus, Didelphis cynocephala). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Basire from Edward Griffiths The Animal

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Natives of Van Diemans Land, ie. Tasmania, from

Natives of Van Diemans Land, ie. Tasmania, from
810363 Natives of Van Diemans Land, ie. Tasmania, from Ethnological Study of Various Racial Types from Various Continents, by C.I

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Koala, Tasmanian devil, thylacine and white phalanger

Koala, Tasmanian devil, thylacine and white phalanger
Koala, Phascolarctos cinereus 1, Phascolarctos koala, endangered Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisii 2, Didelphis ursina, extinct Tasmanian tiger or thylacine, Thylacinus cynocephalus 3

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Flags of All Nations and the United States of America - Pages 23 & 24

Flags of All Nations and the United States of America - Pages 23 & 24
1272289 Flags of All Nations and the United States of America - Pages 23 & 24, 1887 (colour litho) by Harris, George S. & Sons (1823-91)

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Inhabitants of Diemen Preparing a Meal, 1811 (coloured engraving)

Inhabitants of Diemen Preparing a Meal, 1811 (coloured engraving)
CHT187767 Inhabitants of Diemen Preparing a Meal, 1811 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Portrait of a man named Paraberi, Van Diemens land, 1791

Portrait of a man named Paraberi, Van Diemens land, 1791
468702 Portrait of a man named Paraberi, Van Diemens land, 1791, published 1815 (colour litho) by Petit, Nicolas (1732-1791); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraving by B Roger after Nicolas Petit)

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Tasmania, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2 (N10) for Allen &

Tasmania, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2 (N10) for Allen &
Tasmania, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2 (N10) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1890

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Australia - Hobart Harbour, Tasmania - Birds Eye View

Australia - Hobart Harbour, Tasmania - Birds Eye View Date: circa 1910

Background imageTasmanian Collection: A group of some of the last of the Tasmanians in European dress, 1902. Artist: John Watt Beattie

A group of some of the last of the Tasmanians in European dress, 1902. Artist: John Watt Beattie
A group of some of the last of the Tasmanians in European dress, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Hobart Town, Tasmania, Australia, c1880

Hobart Town, Tasmania, Australia, c1880

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Tasmanian forest scene, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine

Tasmanian forest scene, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Tasmanian forest scene, 1879. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Sir Johns Falls, Gordon River, Tasmania, Australia

Sir Johns Falls, Gordon River, Tasmania, Australia
Sir John Falls is a waterfall on the Cataract Creek in west Tasmania, Australia situated about 140km west-northwest of Hobart. Sir John Falls is at an altitude of approximately 50m

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Soft tree fern, Man fern or Tasmanian tree fern (Dicksonia antarctica), Australia

Soft tree fern, Man fern or Tasmanian tree fern (Dicksonia antarctica), Australia

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Picture No. 10869371

Picture No. 10869371
Tasmanian Devil - young attached to teats in pouch, about 13 weeks old (Sarcophilus harrisii) Date:

Background imageTasmanian Collection: William Lanne, last surviving male Tasmanian aborigine

William Lanne, last surviving male Tasmanian aborigine
William Lanne (c1835-1869), also known as King Billy or William Laney, the last surviving full-blooded male Tasmanian aborigine. 1866

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Tasmanian aborigines attacking a settlers hut

Tasmanian aborigines attacking a settlers hut. 1870

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Last surviving Tasmanian aboriginal woman, 1876

Last surviving Tasmanian aboriginal woman, 1876
Lalla Rookh, the last Tasmanian aborigine, who died in 1876. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Australia, Tasmania, Strahan. A hiker looks out over Henty Dunes - a desert-like expanse of

Australia, Tasmania, Strahan. A hiker looks out over Henty Dunes - a desert-like expanse of coastal sand dunes near Strahan. (MR)

Background imageTasmanian Collection: MBY01020WT007

MBY01020WT007
Historic Richmond Bridge in Tasmania is the oldest stone span bridge in Australia

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Tasmanian Tiger, Thylacine, at London Zoo, Victorian period

Tasmanian Tiger, Thylacine, at London Zoo, Victorian period

Background imageTasmanian Collection: Tasmanian Probation Station

Tasmanian Probation Station
A convict probation station in Tasmania (known as Van Diemens Land until 1856). In the foreground a group of convicts going about their work are supervised by an armed guard. Date: 19th century

Background imageTasmanian Collection: View of Mersey River and the Valley Through the Alum Cliffs Gorge, Mole Creek

View of Mersey River and the Valley Through the Alum Cliffs Gorge, Mole Creek, Great Western Tiers, Tasmania, Australia
Tulampanga, or Alum Cliffs, was a place of particular social and spiritual significance to Aborigines because of the ochre to be found in that area of the Gog Range

Background imageTasmanian Collection: View of Cradle Mountain in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

View of Cradle Mountain in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Central Highlands Region of Tasmania
The Cradle Mountain is a mountain in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia. The mountain is situated in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

Background imageTasmanian Collection: The Red Bridge Crossing the Elizabeth River at Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia

The Red Bridge Crossing the Elizabeth River at Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia
Built in 1838 using penal labour, it is the oldest surviving brick arch bridge in Australia, as well as the oldest bridge anywhere on the National Highway

Background imageTasmanian Collection: The Devils Gullet, Mole Creek, Tasmania, Australia

The Devils Gullet, Mole Creek, Tasmania, Australia
Devils Gullet is a state reserve in Tasmania, Australia. It is part of the Tasmanian Wilderness. From the reserve, visitors unable or unwilling to hike the challenging Walls of Jerusalem National

Background imageTasmanian Collection: A Close Up Portrait of a Tasmanian Forester (Eastern Grey) Kangaroo, Tasmania, Australia

A Close Up Portrait of a Tasmanian Forester (Eastern Grey) Kangaroo, Tasmania, Australia
Kangaroo is a marsupial and they are endemic to Australia.The eastern grey kangaroo is less well-known than the red (outside Australia), but the most often seen




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Discover the enigmatic beauty of Tasmania, where ancient legends and breathtaking landscapes intertwine. Known as the home of the Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine, this mystical island holds secrets that captivate the imagination. Once roaming freely in its wilderness, the Thylacine now remains only in memories and faded photographs. In Hobart, immerse yourself in the ethereal atmosphere of Dark Mofo Winter Solstice Swim. As brave souls plunge into icy waters, they pay homage to a land steeped in folklore and mystery. The city's iconic Tasman Bridge stands tall over River Derwent, connecting past and present with its majestic presence. Venture further to Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park, where nature unveils its grandeur at every turn. From the tranquil Dove Lake nestled beneath Cradle Mountain's towering peaks to Twisted Lakes' otherworldly allure and Little Horn's rugged charm - each corner whispers tales of an untamed wilderness. Step back in time at Mount Field National Park's Horseshoe Falls, a UNESCO World Heritage Site adorned with cascading waters amidst lush greenery. Here lies a testament to Tasmania's rich natural heritage that deserves our utmost respect and preservation. As we explore this land of wonders, let us not forget Truganini - the last surviving female Tasmanian aborigine whose spirit lingers amongst these lands. Her story serves as a reminder of Tasmania's complex history and cultural significance. Finally, surrender to serenity on St Helens Conservation Area's pristine beaches along Australia's Pacific coast. Let your worries wash away with each crashing wave as you bask in Tasmania’s untouched splendor. Tasmania beckons adventurers seeking solace within nature’s embrace; it is a place where legends are born from misty mountainsides and forgotten creatures roam through dreamscape valleys. Come lose yourself among sandy bays, hidden lakeshores, and untamed wilderness - for Tasmania holds a magic that will forever enchant the soul.