George William Evans (1780-1852): Hobart Town, circa 1825…
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George William Evans (1780-1852): Hobart Town, circa 1825 Staffordshire plate, transfer-printed title on base, 23 cm. After George William Evans, who originally published the image as a frontispiece to his book on the Colony, published in 1822. The earliest known depiction of an Australian scene or porcelain or earthen ware

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