Kenny's Mill (late Dight's), Yarra Yarra Falls 1863.
F. Cogné drawn & lith. Printed by C. Trodel.
[Melborne, Charles Trodel, 1863-4.]
Tinted lithograph with hand colour. Printed area 320 x 375mm, 11½ x 13¾". Scratch through image.
Thomas Kenny (c.1820-1866) leased Dight's Mill to set up a paper mill, importing machinary from Scotland that could create sheets 72 inches wide. However his death in 1866 ended the venture. From 'The Melbourne Album Containing a Series of Views of Melbourne & Country Districts'. Francois Cogné (1829 - 1883), a French artist, worked in Australia from 1856 to 1864.
Wantrup 262: 'The single most outstanding example of the urban topographical plate book produced in Australia'.
[Ref: 11434] £330.00
[Melborne, Charles Trodel, 1863-4.]
Tinted lithograph with hand colour. Printed area 320 x 375mm, 11½ x 13¾". Scratch through image.
Thomas Kenny (c.1820-1866) leased Dight's Mill to set up a paper mill, importing machinary from Scotland that could create sheets 72 inches wide. However his death in 1866 ended the venture. From 'The Melbourne Album Containing a Series of Views of Melbourne & Country Districts'. Francois Cogné (1829 - 1883), a French artist, worked in Australia from 1856 to 1864.
Wantrup 262: 'The single most outstanding example of the urban topographical plate book produced in Australia'.
[Ref: 11434] £330.00