Title

The travels and adventures of Mr. Newchamp

Physical description

octavo; comprises 20 pp including dedication and twenty-seven lithographic illustrations; bound in mauve paper wrappers with fine white twine, held in a green cloth archival box

Source

LaPlastrier, Henry J. 'The travels and adventures of Mr. Newchamp'. Melbourne: Stringer, Mason and Co. for the author, 1854

Date made

1854

Place made

Australasia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

planographic

Technique

pen-lithographs, printed in black ink, each from one stone

Support

thin smooth mauve wove paper; thin smooth off-white wove paper

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

printrun unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

No inscriptions.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed on dedication paper upper right in black pencil, '008/127 AI'. Inscribed on dedication paper upper right in black pencil, '[inscription cancelled out]'. Inscribed on back page upper left corner in black pencil, '158 [encircled]'.

Subject description

Melbourne-printed satire of emigration to Victoria in search for gold and eventual return to England

IRN

211462

Accession number

2011.1183.1-27

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 2011/2012 (2011-08-31)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Hordern House, Sydney, 2011

Credit line

Purchased 2011.

Subject categories

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Australia, Gold rush to industry, 1851-1901

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013