Construction of Victoria Bridge, ca. 1895 bowra from Dumont D'Urville's Voyage of

from Dumont D'Urville's Voyage of the Astrolabe 1826-1829

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including rare tropical flowers and 47 of 52 known species of the birds of paradise (setting the birds free after painting them)

This spectacular lithograph became the basis for De Gruchy & Leigh's birdseye a decade later 'Melbourne 1880'

camped on bush blocks owned by absent landholders

Construction of Victoria Bridge, ca. 1895 bowra from Dumont D'Urville's Voyage ofCreator Poul C. Poulson (1857 1925) Date 1895 Rare photos of bustling Brisbane in the horse and cart days of the 1890's, including the Great Flood of 1893. The architecture is wonderful, as is the liveliness of the street scenes with pedestrians, trams, stage coaches and colonials in top hats and bowlers. Source: State Library of Queensland