Pen & ink sketches at Lorne

Sold in aid of the building fund, Church of England, Lorne. Melbourne: Fergusson & Mitchell, n.d. [c. 1890]. Quarto, chromolithographed cream card wrappers (split along spine), 24pp. with twelve lithographed plates of wood-engravings by F. A. Sleap and J. Macfarlane, each with lithographed text, signed at the end D. M. [Donald Macdonald].

Scarce illustrated Victorian local history publication, a copy of which was given to Rudyard Kipling while visiting Lorne, as documented by Ferguson. The images include views of Coach Road, the township of Lorne, The Rapids, The Sanctuary, Teddy-s Look-out, The Pier, Lorne Hotel, The Phantom, Splitters’ Falls, Corra Lynn, Erskine Falls, and Cumberland Creek. A very good copy.

George Brougham Hubert Austin (1860-1921) was an Australian architect, artist, and aviation pioneer. He worked as an architect for the Department of Public Works in Victoria. During his tenure, he was responsible for designing and contributing to several historic buildings across Melbourne.

Ferguson 6181.