Charles Joseph La Trobe : landscapes and sketches

Introduced by Dianne Reilly ; notes by Victoria Hammond. Melbourne : State Library of Victoria in association with Tarcoola Press and National Trust of Australia (Victoria), 1999. Quarto, gilt-lettered faux morocco in matching slipcase, a few small marks, pp. xviii, 341, extensively illustrated in colour. Limited to 500 numbered copies, a very good copy on this book on Victoria’s first Governor, Charles Joseph La Trobe (20 March 1801 – 4 December 1875).

‘Charles Joseph La Trobe, Victoria’s first Lieutenant-Govenor. La Trobe was also an accomplished artist, producing over 437 known watercolours depicting landscapes and scenery illustrating his travels.’ – Trove