View upon the South Esk River, Van Diemen's Land dangar island 328 of which were species

328 of which were species new to science

The cleared land between the escarpment and the sea left a picturesque maritime rural landscape

where young painters like Tom Roberts and Arthur Streeton whiled away the 1890s depression in creative bliss at places like Balmoral and the Curlew Camp at little Sirius Cove

was established on the rugged and isolated Tasman Peninsula in 1833

Creator Hardie & Gorman Auctioneers

View upon the South Esk River, Van Diemen's Land dangar island 328 of which were speciesCreator Joseph Lycett Date 1825 From Joseph Lycett's Views in Australia, or, New South Wales & Van Diemen's Land delineated, in fifty views: dedicated by permission to the Right Honble. Earl Bathurst, 1824 1825 Source: State Libary of Victoria