The market place was an attraction for the English voyagers. This colourful scene has been adapted from a contemporary drawing by Jean Baptiste Debret, substituting British Marines for the original soldiers.
Early Evening Refreshment in the Praca do Palacio, Rio de Janeiro, illustration from ”Voyage Pittor” by Jean Baptiste Debret (1768-1848).
Details
- Series: The First Fleet: Rio de Janeiro August 1787
- Subject: Market Place
- Designer: Sue Passmore, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio
- Printer: CPE Australia Ltd, Melbourne
- Process: Photolithography
- Colours:
- Paper: Harrison’s stamp paper
- Perf: 13.25
- Sheet: 50 stamps (R5 x 5) printed in two panes, separated by horizontal gutter.
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