Gold. I have lost my horses. Sherer engraving c1853.

by Sherer, John

Antique Print of the GOLD DIGGINGS in AUSTRALIA, and Lost Horses.
"Well, if they are planted, they must be found." (I don't think either of the others looks particularly interested in what he is saying.)

Original wood engraving by W.A. Nicholls 'from authentic sketches taken in the colony' by S.T. Gill. Published in London circa 1853 for John Sherer’s “The Gold-Finder of Australia - How he went, How he fared, How he made his fortune”. London-based Sherer added descriptive captions to each of ST Gill's sketches of life during the Australian gold-rushes.

Engraved page measures 22 x 13cm (8.5 x 5 inches). A group of these, framed on the wall, makes an interesting historical collection.