Item #13434 Topsy-Turvey or our Antipodes [Australian gold fields]. John Leech.

Topsy-Turvey or our Antipodes [Australian gold fields].

London: 1864. Print. A caricature of an Australian gold mining camp showing a reversal of fortunes. The miners are being served and waited upon by the upper class, with the miners referring to them as "you Master of Arts" and "you Intellectual Being". With a flag with a cross in the background, reminiscent of the Eureka flag used at the Eureka Stockade. Original hand colored steel engraving, 8 7/8 x 4 3/4", with two folds and three panels. Very good condition. Item #13434

Price: $125.00

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