Booklet, Tasmania the Island State of the Commonwealth

Maker
Vail, John
Production date
1912

Object detail

Brief Description
An informational boklet entitled: Tasmania the Island State of the Commonwealth.

The author records Tasmania's geographical & physical features, shipping, climate and rainfall, government, trade and finance, railways and telegraphs, agricultural and pastoral, tourism, mining industry, fruit industry, timber industry, Crown Land laws, education, local government, Department of Public Health and statistical information.

There is a map of Tasmania on the back page.
Maker
Production date
1912
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Printed on paper with black ink. Map glued to the back cover.
Measurements
Height x Width: 187 x 112mm
Signature/Inscription
Ko to Matauranga te Kaha Russell Duncan, Bookplate, Printed
Hawke's Bay Art Society, Bookplate, Printed
On page 21 is Russell Duncan's stamp depicting two arrows. This decoration is found on his bookplate., Stamp, Stamp
Subject period
Subject date
1912
Credit line
from the Russell Duncan Collection
Other number(s)
Pams A2 Tas, 1546, 919.3132, 21906

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