The De Rienzi Gallery

In 1836 M.G.L. Domeny de Rienzi's Océanie ou Cinquième Partie du Monde was published by Firmin Didot Frères in Paris, France.

The prints of Australia which follow are from this classic three-volume work.

The images below are details. To view the complete engravings, click on the thumbnails.


view of Hobart, Tasmania	group of convicts under guard	a settlement in Tasmania	shipwrecked sailors, Australia

Glenbrook Creek, New South Wales	Fort Macquarie Sydney, Australia	Nepean River Sydney, Australia	view of Sydney Australia

encounter with Aboriginals	seal hunt, Australia	emus, Australia	kangaroo hunt, Australia