Share 'Views of Sydney at the Time of Macquarie'

In 1817, a soldier named Edward Close arrives in Australia. At that time, travel memories are recorded in watercolors. The sketchbook which is ascribed to Close with certainty is a valuable reminder of Australia when Macquarie was governor of New South Wales. After brief stops in Rio or in Madeira, our military shows Australia, especially Sydney. This small town of less than 10,000 inhabitants w…