Lot 4
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(NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA)
Pair of travel albums with approximately 270 photographs of many remote destinations and native
people throughout New Zealand and Australia. The first chock-a-block with approximately 200
photographs, including 40 beautiful topographic panoramas. The second with a concentration of
accomplished views by local commercial photographers, with more than 70 remarkable views of
the natural beauty of Australia, comprising 10 stunning commercial pictures of the jungle and giant
eucalyptus trees by J.W. Lindt (Melbourne), 12 underground caves by Kerry (of Sydney), 8 albumen
prints of the Inferno and Native women by Iles of Rotopua, 12 scenes by Muir and Moodie
(Dunedin), and an assortment of additional picturesque views and snapshots. Albumen, printing-
out paper and silver prints, various sizes from 3x2 to 8x6 inches (7.6x5.1 to 20.3x15.2 cm.) and
3x11
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2
inches (7.6x29.2 cm.), many are captioned on the mount or in the negative. Folios,
leatherette; all edges gilt. 1890s
[1,400/1,800]
For the intrepid late 19th-century traveler who enjoyed rigorous hiking and excursions into the bush, a
trip to New Zealand and Australia were “de rigeur.”The photographer took many snapshots, which were
complemented with an array of stunning commercial views by a host of local photographers.The panoramics
are especially lovely as are the scenes of Maori women and the pictures of the natural landscapes.
