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Catalogue of Pictures of Colonial Scenery and Incidents
Catalogue of Pictures of Colonial Scenery and Incidents

Catalogue of Pictures of Colonial Scenery and Incidents

Author (British, 1833 - 1908)
Date1891
Object number00032037
NameBook
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsOverall: 127 x 103 mm, 5 mm
ClassificationsBooks and journals
Credit LineANMM Collection Jointly acquired by the La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria and the USA Bicentennial Gift funds
DescriptionBook by Edward Roper titled 'Catalogue of Pictures of Colonial Scenery and Incidents', published in 1891. Title page reads "Catalogue of Pictures of Colonial Scenery and Incidents by Edward Roper, F.R.G.S., Being Views in Canada, its Lakes, Prairies, and Mountains. British Columbia, Niagara falls, Australia and New Zealand". Handwritten at top "Roper - Private". Handwritten notes throughout the catalogue, no images in book.SignificanceEdward Roper (1833-1908) was born in London and emmigrated to Canada in the 1840s. His trip to Victoria in 1852 was the first of his trips around the world. Roper was an engraver and artist. In the early 1870s he established an engraving company in Victoria and published an illustrated newspaper. By 1886 he settled in Kent were he supported himself by writing and illustration.