Vintage c.1890 Stephen Spurling Tasmanian Landscape Photo - Derwent Valley For Sale

# Vintage c.1890 Stephen Spurling Tasmanian Landscape Photo - Derwent Valley## Item Specifics
* **Photographer:** Stephen Spurling II (1847–1924) / S. Spurling Photo
* **Title:** The Derwent Valley, looking East from above New Norfolk
* **Date of Creation:** Circa 1890 (Late Victorian / Early Edwardian Era)
* **Region of Origin:** Tasmania, Australia
* **Production Technique:** Albumen Silver Print or Early Gelatin Silver Print
* **Size:** Medium Format Landscape (See photos for exact framing scale)---## Description
Up for auction or buy-it-now is a highly collectible, authentic late-19th-century Tasmanian landscape photograph by the legendary **Spurling photographic dynasty**. This striking scenic view captures the sweeping path of the **Derwent River** curving beautifully past the historic agricultural hop-growing fields and steep, rocky cliffs just above **New Norfolk, Tasmania**. The upper right sky area features a crisp, authentic **"S. SPURLING PHOTO" blind stamp**, which guarantees its historical provenance. This is an exceptional piece of early Australian documentary photography, perfect for collectors of Tasmaniana, colonial history, or 19th-century fine art photography.---## Condition Report (Estate Sale Discovery - Sold As-Is)
Please review the photos carefully to understand the exact physical layout of this vintage item:
* **The Print:** The photograph itself displays a rich, deep sepia tone with great contrast. There is very minor age-related silvering along the deepest shadow areas of the lower water line, which is standard for a print of this vintage.
* **The Mount & Alterations:** This piece was acquired at an estate sale. The original rigid backing board was trimmed down directly to the image edges by a previous owner. A new white mat board border has been applied on top of the front surface of the photo.
* **Paper Lifting:** Because it has been trimmed, the exceptionally thin, authentic vintage paper base is naturally curling and lifting away from the cardboard mount in the corners (visible in the edge-on photos).
* **Handling Note:** The print is delicate and brittle due to its age. It is being sold strictly **"as-is"** and should be handled with care or placed directly into an archival sleeve/frame by its new owner.---## Shipping & Packaging
* **Domestic Shipping:** Shipped via Australia Post Tracked Service.
* **Professional Packing:** Due to the thin, curling nature of the 130-year-old paper, this item will be packed flat, sandwiched securely between multiple thick sheets of heavy, rigid corrugated cardboard. It will **never** be rolled or bent. We guarantee it will arrive in the exact condition shown.