Chevalier, Nicholas

Melbourne from the Yarra, fern-tree gullies and the cliffs of Cape Otway range across Victoria in these prints by Nicholas C...

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Melbourne from the Yarra, fern-tree gullies and the cliffs of Cape Otway range across Victoria in these prints by Nicholas Chevalier, issued around 1874 for Edwin Carton Booth's Australia. Chevalier (1828–1902) was a Russian-born painter and illustrator who worked in Australia and New Zealand. Sandridge, now Port Melbourne, completes the urban and maritime views, while Marysville, the Ovens River, Lake Colac and the mountains lead inland and Cape Schanck returns to the coast. Murray mallee is treated as a subject in its own right, and a Burke and Wills episode brings in the story of exploration.

Melbourne from the Yarra, fern-tree gullies and the cliffs of Cape Otway range across Victoria in these prints by Nicholas Chevalier, issued around 1874 for Edwin Carton Booth's Australia. Chevalier (1828–1902) was a Russian-born painter and illustrator who worked in Australia and New Zealand. Sandridge, now Port Melbourne, completes the urban and maritime views, while Marysville, the Ovens River, Lake Colac and the mountains lead inland and Cape Schanck returns to the coast. Murray mallee is treated as a subject in its own right, and a Burke and Wills episode brings in the story of exploration.

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