Aboriginal Australians and Melbourne, the Capital of Port Phillip
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Kilburn undertook a series of daguerreotypes of Victorian Aborigines because he 'felt anxious to portray the curious race of Aborigines by aid of the Daguerreotype'. Text related to the photographs and view of Melbourne.
Sheet trimmed at top missing top heading ('The Illustrated London News'). Date pasted bottom right. A couple of tape stains in margins. Slight toning.