Francois Peron examining an aborginal tomb
Francois Peron examining an aborginal tomb on Maria Island, Tasmania. Complete (left), half opened (right) and dismantled (centre). The grave consists of a cone of wooden fibre over long poles. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso after Charles-Alexandre Lesueur from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1844
Picture No
12486588
Media ID
45799514
Size
7056px x 4524px
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Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Florilegius Collection





























