J.C. Armytage, Brisbane (from South Brisbane) NAB print.
by Armytage, J.C.
Early Brisbane view. National Australia Bank 1974 reproduction.
Looking towards the cliffs at Kangaroo Point, from the junction of Merivale and Ernest Streets, South Brisbane, looking towards North Quay. On the left is the first temporary wooden bridge before its destruction by marine borer, and collapse in 1867. The foreground Presbyterian church was in Grey Street.
Reproduction print from the hand-coloured steel engraving, drawn and engraved by prominent English topographical engraver James Charles Armytage (1802-1897) for Edwin Carton Booth’s Australia Illustrated published in London circa 1874 by Virtue & Company.
(Another reproduction of this view by Armytage is listed under Heritage Editions)
Window image for framing: 157 x 220mm (6 1/4 x 8 5/8 inches). Paper size 210 x 252mm (8 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches). Page extremities are slightly soiled.
Stock Number: daArmytage,B,SBrisPrice: $25.00