A Rage for Curiosity: Visualising Australia 1788-1830 by Richard Neville

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

From the 1790s, the novelty of things Australian-inspired among British colonists was 'a rage of curiosity'. To satiate this rage, plants were picked, animals were shot, parts of people were preserved, and a commerce was begun. Aborigines and their land were quickly subsumed by political and economic developments.

This fascinating analysis of early colonial art by curator and art historian Richard Neville documents this 'new Britannia' through its own evidence - images, artefacts, letters and diaries, collected, preserved and now presented. (back cover)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers, please note that this book may contain descriptions and/or images of people who have passed away.