Capturing time : panoramas of old Australia
Barnard, Edwin2012
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Panoramas, painted or photographed, were the 19th century equivalent of IMAX or Google maps. The wide-angled views of landscapes, urban areas & cities fascinated viewers, who had never seen such perspectives of the world around them before.
Main title:
Capturing time : panoramas of old Australia / by Edwin Barnard
Imprint:
Canberra National Library of Australia 2012
Collation:
180 p. colour illustrations maps
Contents:
The wonder of the ageCapturing timeCapital of the convicts' colony: Sydney 1820Home for rogues and rebels: Newcastle 1821Luxuries worthy of a better race: Hobart 1825 & Sydney 1827The view from the frontier: King George Sound 1832In the grip of Swan River fever: Fremantle 1832Pioneers on Port Phillip Bay: Melbourne 1841The Plains of Australia Felix: Challicum 1852A city built on dreams of gold: Melbourne 1863Light's vision becomes reality: Adelaide 1866Convict colonyto colonial capital: Brisbane 1872The harbour city on a world stage: Sydney 1880City on the edge of nowhere: Perth 1880'Truly a happy land is this': Launceston 1890Desperate days in the deep north: Palmerston (Darwin) 1870-1897Building the bush capital: Canberra 1911, 1920s & '30sPanorama made easy: Sydney, Katoomba, and Newnes 1920s & '30sIndex.
ISBN:
9780642277503 (hbk)
Dewey class:
307.76 CAP
Local class:
307.76
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
7212
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys | Nonfiction | 307.76 CAP | Available |