Australia Felix series − Flinders Ranges

Australia Felix is the title for the suite of ten etchings by Central Victorian artist, Jeff Makin, inspired by the Australian landscape. In 1836 the explorer, Major Mitchell coined the Latin phrase Australia Felix, which losely translates to mean 'the lucky country' to describes the landscape south of the Murray river. In these etchings, Makin depicts the beauty and diversity of the Australian landscape spanning acacia and grass trees in Margaret River, Western Australia to boabs and emus in the Northern Territory. Flinders Ranges is in South Australia, this particular composition was drawn near Parachilna looking east directly at St Mary’s Peak, the highest point. (This information comes from the title page from the Australia Felix suite of etchings).