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George French Angas, artist, traveller and naturalist 1822-1886

by John Tregenza

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"This is the first book to survey and illustrate the full career of George French Angas, the intrepid young artist who traversed the frontier regions of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa in the years 1844-52, sketching and writing about the people, scenery, plants and amimals as he went - making a unique and colourful record of these areas of the world at a time of rapid change. He also made a lively series of sketches of Rio de Janiero when his ship was put in there for repairs in 1845..."--Book jacket.… (more)
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John Tregenza has presented us here with the portrait of one of the great pioneers of South Australia ( )
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"This is the first book to survey and illustrate the full career of George French Angas, the intrepid young artist who traversed the frontier regions of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa in the years 1844-52, sketching and writing about the people, scenery, plants and amimals as he went - making a unique and colourful record of these areas of the world at a time of rapid change. He also made a lively series of sketches of Rio de Janiero when his ship was put in there for repairs in 1845..."--Book jacket.

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