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a light moment

I saw this image at an exhibition last year on Mathew Flinders. I was very impressed. I'd never seen the southern coast from the sea. I'd walked along the cliffs and stood looking out to the southern ocean; I'd seen them from the air; and I'd driven along parts of them.

The topographical images looked so modern. That is what struck me at the exhibition.

W.Westall Views on the South Coast of Australia 1801–1802

Just over a hundered years latter we get this:

Frank Hurley Atlas Cove Antarctic Research Expedition 1929–1931

Both images are from National Library of Australia's Travellers Art.

Posted by Gary Sauer-Thompson at September 24, 2003 01:01 AM | TrackBack