Encampment of Yankallillah Blacks, Rapid Bay

Plate 39: Part of the text accompanying the illustration reads '... the cliffs descend in many places abruptly to the sea ... This bay is backed by a beautiful valley, surrounded by an amphitheatre of hills, covered with luxuriant kangaroo grass, from which descends a considerable fresh-water stream, running through the valley between high banks, and abounding in fish ... An encampment of the Yankallillah blacks occupies the foreground; this being a favourite camping place with the tribe'. [NOTE: the terminology used in the description is that used by Angas, and reflects the attitudes and prejudices of the time.]

This is one of 60 coloured lithographs found in the 1847 edition of 'South Australia Illustrated' by colonial artist George French Angas, together with a descriptive passage for each. The lithograph was created by J.W. Giles from Angas' original painting. The date assigned is assumed to be approximately when the lithographs were created; the original paintings were done in earlier years.

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