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Native Encampment. Aboriginal Wurleys near Jervis Bay, NSW. c1874.

Native Encampment. Aboriginal Wurleys near Jervis Bay, NSW. c1874.

by Prout, John Skinner

Australian Aboriginal Women with Native Encampment antique print.

This is a fine original steel engraving by C. Cousen after a watercolour by English landscape artist and engraving, John Skinner Prout (1806-1876) for Edwin Carton Booth's Australia, illustrated with engravings from drawings by eminent English topographical artists, Skinner Prout, Nicholas Chevalier, James Charles (J.C.) Armytage and others. Published in England by Virtue and Company, circa 1874 (with fine later hand-colour), this series of engravings are some of the finest records of Australian aboriginal people's camps during colonial days in Australia.

This engraving is in good condition with wide margins, as published. Page size is 210 x 270mm (approx 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches). Size of engraved image: 124 x 175mm (4 7/8  x 6 7/8 inches).

Stock Number: apBooth2Price: $165.00

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