First Fleet Artist
Author(s): Linda Groom
In George Raper, midshipman on the Sirius of the First Fleet, talent and opportunity magnificently coalesced to produce what is now one of the National Library of Australia's most treasured collections, the "Ducie Collection of First Fleet Art". Rapers enviable ability to observe and depict the captivating beauty of Australian birds and plants was heightened by his youthful enthusiasm for the novelty of what he witnessed. In telling Raper's story, Groom adds an entirely new dimension to our understanding of the First Fleet experience and the life of a junior officer in the British Navy.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : National Library of Australia
- : National Library of Australia
- : 1.002
- : 01 March 2009
- : Australia
- : books
Special Fields
- : Illustrations (chiefly col.), facsims., maps (chiefly col.). 1 col. port.
- : 156
- : 944.01
- : 4-Sep
- : Hardback
- : Linda Groom