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View of Port Darwin, 1890

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3083A/1

Scope and Contents

205 x 139 mm. A view of the harbour and town looking down from Fort Hill. The picture shows ships at anchor, and warehouses and boat sheds on the shore, with Government House on the hill overlooking the bay at the left of the picture. A similar photograph, also by Foëlsche, but probably taken at an earlier date, appears in Alfred Searcy’s ‘In Australian Tropics’ (London 1907).

Dates

  • Creation: 1890

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Date information

DateText: The date is approximate..

Originator(s)

Foelsche, Paul Heinrich Matthias, 1831-1914, Inspector of Police and photographer

Finding aid date

2012-08-09 14:33:10+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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