Australia Illustrated. Explorer's Camp. Thomas Baines antique print c1874  E-mail this product to a friend

Australian View of early exploration. Men and women near pandanus tree with sailing ships offshore.

An original steel engraving by J.J. Crew from a sketch by Thomas Baines for "Australia, Illustrated" published in England by Virtue & Co. circa 1874 (with later hand-colour).

An inveterate traveller, Baines joined Augustus Gregory as official artist and storekeeper, in the expedition across northern Australia between 1855–1857 sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society to evaluate the northern area of Australia for suitability as a colonial settlement. The Baines River was named after him.