Joseph Lycett, Views in Australia, or, New South Wales & Van Diemen’s Land…, 1824, Museum of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia [Photography]

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An angled, high-angle photograph shows an open historical book titled "Views in Australia," displayed in a museum case. The page on the right features a colorful, hand-drawn illustration of Australian wildlife, including kangaroos and emus in a grassy landscape with sparse trees. The text on the page includes "Views in Australia or New South Wales & Van Diemen's Land Delineated." Two other open books are visible in the blurred background, one showing a botanical illustration of a red flower. The scene is dimly lit, with soft reflections on the glass display surface.

Joseph Lycett (c.1774 – 1828)[1] was a portrait and miniature painter, active in Australia. Transported to Australia for forging banknotes, Lycett found work in the colony as a painter specialised in topographical views of the major towns of Australia, and some of its more dramatic landscapes.

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