Morton Allport's Tasmania: Stereoviews from the 1860s
Morton Allport (1830-1878), group of three stereoview cards with pairs of albumen paper prints, circa 1860s, each annotated verso: I.) 'Fern trees - near Hobart town. M. Allport' II.) 'Forest Road, Mt. Wellington, Tasmania. Uncle Allport' III.) 'Fern tree Gully near huon Road.'
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Verso - Verso is the "back" side of a sheet of paper, art work, coin or medal. The front side is "recto".
This item has been included into following indexes:
- albumen prints - photographs 205
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photographs, subject
- general themes 1,350
- New Zealand subjects 233
- photographs, type or process - stereo view cards 133
- stereoviews and stereographs - photographs 129
