Photograph - Edge of the Desert
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Description
Depicts two figures, one seated and one standing, and five saddled pack horses on a hill. One figure appears to be looking out at the view of the hill behind him.
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PHOTOGRAPHS Places
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Measurements
H251 x W297 mm
Media/Materials description
Albumen print, overpainted, mounted on board.
History and use
This photograph was taken by geologist and photographer Richard Daintree as a part of a collection of over 200 photographic prints taken in Queensland during the mid to late 19th century.
Daintree was a partner in pastoral and prospecting ventures in the Burdekin region of north Queensland during the mid-1860s. He was responsible for opening up goldfields in north Queensland, while also leading the Queensland Geological Survey from 1868-1870. It was during his time in Queensland, that this photographic collection was developed. The collection includes a large number of natural scenes, which capture the landscape and geology of the state at that time. Some of these images were used in International Exhibitions, six of which Daintree oversaw himself. These overseas exhibitions were a form of “propaganda and education” to promote the state and its resources to an international market. Daintree’s work displays a high-level of skill, as the photographs were often taken in difficult conditions using the cumbersome wet-plate photography process. The vivid quality of the photographs in this collection document landscapes, geological formations, and early European settlement in Queensland.
Daintree was a partner in pastoral and prospecting ventures in the Burdekin region of north Queensland during the mid-1860s. He was responsible for opening up goldfields in north Queensland, while also leading the Queensland Geological Survey from 1868-1870. It was during his time in Queensland, that this photographic collection was developed. The collection includes a large number of natural scenes, which capture the landscape and geology of the state at that time. Some of these images were used in International Exhibitions, six of which Daintree oversaw himself. These overseas exhibitions were a form of “propaganda and education” to promote the state and its resources to an international market. Daintree’s work displays a high-level of skill, as the photographs were often taken in difficult conditions using the cumbersome wet-plate photography process. The vivid quality of the photographs in this collection document landscapes, geological formations, and early European settlement in Queensland.
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H27967
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