Townsville and Castle Hill antique print. Finely engraved c1886

by Ashton, Julian Rossi

Townsville, NQ. Finely engraved after Julian Rossi Ashton.

Original wood engraving by Andrew after a Townsville landscape by influential Australian artist and art teacher Julian Rossi Ashton (1851-1942) for Picturesque Atlas of Australasia published in Sydney between 1886 and 1888 to commemorate 100 years since First Fleet arrival in Australia, and to provide a graphic summary of discovery, settlement and development in Australia and the adjacent countries up to that time.

This is the finest early view of Townsville. The engraving is in good condition, and is black and white, as published. (Distortion of finely engraved lines are from the scanner.)
There are good wide margins all round and the engraving measures 180 x 280mm (7 x 11 inches).