{"product_id":"australia-haystacks-near-gawler-c1886","title":"Australia,  Haystacks Near Gawler, c1886","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginal from Garran'sThe Picturesque Atlas of Australasia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDate: c1886\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Picturesque Atlas Publishing Co, Sydney\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaper Size: 125 x 90mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition: good\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTechnique: Wood Engraving\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrice: $50\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDescription: Wood Engraving with later hand colouring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Picturesque Atlas of Australasia \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished in Sydney in 1886-88, the enormous, multi-volume \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'Picturesque Atlas of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAustralasia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e was an attempt with words and pictures to describe the Australia of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIts publication was one of the most significant cultural projects in 19th-century Australia. Writers, artists, academics, and politicians came together to prepare a book of unprecedented grandeur and ambition, and a publishing company was established to publish it. The 1100+ engravings on steel and wood contained in the Picturesque Atlas were among the finest engravings to be found anywhere in the world at this time, and many of the illustrations were specially commissioned works by leading Australian artists of the era, for the publication.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA unique and valuable historical record of Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo read about The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/antiquarianprintshop.com\/blogs\/news\/picturesque-atlas-of-australasia\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eclick here.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquarian Print Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39574709829718,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1617\/1641\/products\/Aust_HaystacksNearGawler_ogwoodengpubinSydneyc1886_p125x90_50.jpg?v=1634100101","url":"https:\/\/antiquarianprintshop.com\/products\/australia-haystacks-near-gawler-c1886","provider":"Antiquarian Print Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}