Ensign Barrallier R.N., signals from the top of Nobby's to the "Lady Nelson" that this was the river they were searching for- Terry Callen
DescriptionA 2024 scan of Terry Callen's original painting, courtesy of the Newcastle Maritime Museum. Original work held by the Newcastle Maritime Museum, scanned with their kind permission.
InformationAn artwork by Newcastle artist and historian Terry Callen, depicting the surveyor Francis Louis Barrallier (1773–1853) signaling to the ship 'Lady Nelson' the existence of Newcastle Harbour.
More on Barrallier can be found here: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900/Barrallier,_Francis_Louis and https://downloads.newcastle.edu.au/library/cultural%20collections/pdf/fryer-barrallier-feb2008.pdf
More on the Artist can be found here: https://www.library.gov.au/research/guides-and-resources/guides-selected-collections/callen-collection
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