Angas (George French, 1822-86). A collection of fourteen views from South Australia Illustrated, Thomas McLean, 1846-47, 14 fine hand-coloured mounted lithographed plates by J.W. Giles after George Angas, each with accompanying letterpress descriptions, a few other loose letterpress descriptions for other plates not present, a few minor spots to margins, largest sheet size 54 x 37.5 cm (Qty: 14) Abbey Travel 577; Colas 133; Fergusson 4458; Tooley 62; Wantrup 237 (2). 'Angas' greatest and most accomplished work...' (Wantrup) was issued in 10 parts with 60 lithographed plates, the plates present here are Crater of Mount Schanck (plate 4); View from Mount Lofty, Looking over the Plains of Adelaide (plate 10); Port Lincoln, looking across Boston Bay towards Spencer's Gulf (plate 13), Waungerri Lake and the Marble Range (plate 20); Coast Scene near Rapid Bay, Sunset (plate 21); Lower Falls of Glen Stuart (plate 22); The River Murray (plate 25); The Devil's Punch Bowl, near Mt. Schanck (plate 34); Rivoli Bay/Penguin Island (2 lithographs on one sheet, plate 38); Rapid Bay, Encampment of Yankallilla Blacks (plate 39); Lake Albert (plate 44); Cape Jervis (plate 45); Interior of Mount Gambier (plate 46); Falls of Glen Stuart (plate 57).
Angas (George French, 1822-86). A collection of fourteen views from South Australia Illustrated, Thomas McLean, 1846-47, 14 fine hand-coloured mounted lithographed plates by J.W. Giles after George Angas, each with accompanying letterpress descriptions, a few other loose letterpress descriptions for other plates not present, a few minor spots to margins, largest sheet size 54 x 37.5 cm (Qty: 14) Abbey Travel 577; Colas 133; Fergusson 4458; Tooley 62; Wantrup 237 (2). 'Angas' greatest and most accomplished work...' (Wantrup) was issued in 10 parts with 60 lithographed plates, the plates present here are Crater of Mount Schanck (plate 4); View from Mount Lofty, Looking over the Plains of Adelaide (plate 10); Port Lincoln, looking across Boston Bay towards Spencer's Gulf (plate 13), Waungerri Lake and the Marble Range (plate 20); Coast Scene near Rapid Bay, Sunset (plate 21); Lower Falls of Glen Stuart (plate 22); The River Murray (plate 25); The Devil's Punch Bowl, near Mt. Schanck (plate 34); Rivoli Bay/Penguin Island (2 lithographs on one sheet, plate 38); Rapid Bay, Encampment of Yankallilla Blacks (plate 39); Lake Albert (plate 44); Cape Jervis (plate 45); Interior of Mount Gambier (plate 46); Falls of Glen Stuart (plate 57).
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