[Australia] Paine, John & Steven Spurling II. Album of photographs of New South Wales and Tasmania

Ca. 1870-1880. 34 mounted albumen prints, var. sizes. Although titled 'Queensland' on the front cover, the album does not actually contain a single picture showing the territory of Queensland. (1) 17 photographs of several official buildings in Sydney, including St. Patrick's College, the Colonial Secretary's building and the neo-Italian Renaissance General Post Office, and parts of the landscape in the vicinity of the city; several other photographs show the Jenolan Caves, gold miners on Mount Morgan and the popular tourist attraction of Barron Falls. Two group portraits show Aboriginal Australians. Most of these photos captioned and signed in the negative by John Paine (1833-1908). (2) Six photographs of the landscape near Launceston, Tasmania. Photos by Steven Spurling (1847-1924). Some photographs also w. manuscript captions. Obl. hmorocco, gilt title on front cover, a.e.g. gilt. Obl. folio.

Covers sl. worn, some foxing on the album lvs, a few photos w. some minor defects. (total 34)