Bibliograph

Australia:, William Blandowski's illustrated encyclopaedia of Aboriginal life, Edited by Harry Allen

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Australia:, William Blandowski's illustrated encyclopaedia of Aboriginal life, Edited by Harry Allen

Language

eng

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Australia:

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Edited by Harry Allen

Sub title

William Blandowski's illustrated encyclopaedia of Aboriginal life

Summary

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. AUSTRALIAN. William Blandowski was an explorer, natural scientist and artist who led a Victorian government expedition to the junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers from 1856 to 1857. Australia is the first publication in English of his nineteenth century illustrated encyclopaedia of Aboriginal life, Australien in 142 photographischen Abbildungen nach zehnjrigen Erfahrungen. In Australia, Blandowski explores the potential of images to portray the lives of people engaged in everyday activities, as well as dramatic conflicts and rituals. They include Blandowskis own photographs, and photographs of sketches or illustrations created by others, including the only nineteenth century portrait image of the Nyeri Nyeri people. By reading Australia, we become onthespot participants in moments of first contact. Leather-bound with slipcase

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