Images of an Australia that isn’t coming back taken from George French Angas’ “South Australia Illustrated” which was published in London in 1847. Collections of the State Library of South Australia.

“The city of Adelaide, from the torrents near the reed beds.” 1847. Image © 2011-2020 by NZMS. Fair use license. via https://digital.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/nodes/view/2598#idx18537

“Grass trees at Yankalilla with a red kangaroo.” 1847. Image © 2011-2020 by NZMS. Fair use license. via https://digital.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/nodes/view/2598#idx18539

“Crater of Mount Schank.” 1847. Image © 2011-2020 by NZMS. Fair use license. via https://digital.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/nodes/view/2598#idx18543

“View from Mount Lofty, looking over the plains of Adelaide. 1847. Image © 2011-2020 by NZMS. Fair use license. via https://digital.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/nodes/view/2598#idx18560

Australia and New Zealand from a time that’s never coming back, painted by Eugene von Guérard (1811-1901). Born in Austria, he went out to Australia in 1852 to look for gold and ended up staying to paint.

Eugene_von_Guerard_-_Bush_fire_between_Mount_Elephant_and_Timboon,_1857 — “Bush fire between Mount Elephant and Timboon.” 1857. Oil on canvas on cardboard. Location not known. Source: photographed at the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery. In the public domain due to age. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eugene_von_Guerard_-_Bush_fire_between_Mount_Elephant_and_Timboon,_1857.jpg

milford-sound-new-zealand-1877-eugene-von-guerard — “Milford Sound, New Zealand.” 1877. In the public domain due to age. via https://fineartamerica.com/featured/milford-sound-new-zealand-1877-eugene-von-guerard.html

1280px-Eugene_VON_GUÉRard_-_North-east_view_from_the_northern_top_of_Mount_Kosciusko_-_Google_Art_Project — “North-east view from the northern top of Mount Kosciusko.” 1863. Oil on canvas. Collections of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. In the public domain because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eugene_VON_GU%C3%89Rard_-_North-east_view_from_the_northern_top_of_Mount_Kosciusko_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

Trade catalogs for tiles and such from just before the turn of the last century. Enough to decorate all every inch of everything, not a mere one or two.

"Hearth tiles. George Wooliscroft and Son." — “Hearth tiles. George Wooliscroft and Son.” Plate from “The Contractors’ Compendium and Complete Catalogue, edited by John Edward Sears. 1890. Published in London and Melbourne, Australia. Collection of the Caroline Simpson Library and Research Collection, Sydney. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1924. via http://collection.hht.net.au/images_linked/40248b.jpg

"Designs of embossed majolica tiles." — “Designs of embossed majolica tiles.” Plate 21 from Minton, Hollins & Company’s catalog “Patent Tile Works. Illustrated Patterns of Tiles for Pavements, Hearths, etc.” ca 1860. Image © Swann Galleries, New York. Fair use license. via https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/asp/fullCatalogue.asp?salelot=2475++++++71+&refno=++741368&saletyp

"Encaustic Tiles." — “Encaustic Tiles”, from the Maw and Company catalog “Patterns, Geometrical and Roman Mosaics, Encaustic Tile Pavements and Enamelled Wall Decorations”. University of Edinburgh Image Collections. Cc0 license 2.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maw_And_Co.%27s_Patterns,_Geometrical_and_Roman_Mosaics,_Encaustic_Tile_Pavements_and_Enamelled_Wall_Decorations_(24970710671).jpg

"Designs of pavements for passages, corridors, entrances, etc." — “Designs of pavements for passages, corridors, entrances, etc,” from a Minton, Hollins and Company catalog. 1899. Collection of the Caroline Simpson Library and Research Collection, Sydney. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1924. via http://collection.hht.net.au/images_linked/2894c.jpg

"Designs of embossed, enamelled, glazed and printed dado tiles." — “Designs of embossed, enamelled, glazed and printed dado tiles” from a Minton, Hollins and Company 1899 catalog. Collection of the Caroline Simpson Library and Research Collection, Sydney. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1924. via http://collection.hht.net.au/images_linked/2894d.jpg

"Hearth and panel tiles." — “Hearth and panel tiles,” from a George Woolliscroft & Son 1903 catalog. Collection of the Caroline Simpson Library and Research Collection, Sydney. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1924. via http://collection.hht.net.au/images_linked/39746_sheet38.jpg

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