Gold. The Universal Loadstar. Engraving by Sherer after ST Gill c1853.

by Sherer, John

Antique print of the rush for gold. Gold Rush in Australia c1853.

"They consisted of three men and a boy, two of whom had dug before but with indifferent success."

Original wood engraving 'from authentic sketches taken in the colony (S.T. Gill) for John Sherer's "The Gold-Finder in Australia - How he went, How he fared, How he made his fortune" published in London circa 1853. London-based Sherer added descriptive captions to each Australian goldfields lithograph by Samuel Thomas Gill.

The engraved page measures 22 x 13cm (8.5 x 5 inches). Image measures 165 x 110mm (6.5 x 4.25 inches).