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M.1947.TN.51
Title
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Date
1864
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Description
Coloured lithograph of Melbourne Cricket Ground, 1st January 1864, XXII of Victoria v George Parr's XI. Plate fromThe Melbourne Album: comprising a series of elegant, tinted views of Melbourne and surrounding districts. Lithograph by Johannis Theodar Charles Trodel (known as Charles Trodel).
2 copies listed on card index Orginally published in The Melbourne Album
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The Melbourne Album, consisting of 24 lithographic prints of the Victorian scene, was first produced by Johannis Theodar Charles Trodel (better known as Charles Troedel), a young lithographic pressman and his friend Robert Wendel, lithographic artist, who migrated to Australia, arriving on February 5th, 1860. The Album was produced in 1863-4. It was reprinted in an edition limited to 2,000 copies at 5 gns each, by Troedel & Cooper Pty ltd., Melbourne to celebrate the centenary of the firm in 1961. This edition was edited by Clive Turnbull and contains letterpress describing the plates and additional text illustrations. Text illustration of cricket article :- W G Grace.
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T.315 : The International Cricket match, Melbourne Cricket Ground, New Year's Day 1864
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