Title

View on the River Tamar, and part of the Asbeston Hills, Van Diemen's Land. [by Joseph Lycett].

Author

Author not identified

Source

[Not applicable]

Publication date

1825

Type

About the work

Language

English

Country of context

Australia

Full text

View on the River Tamar, and part of the Asbeston Hills, Van Diemen's Land.

THE TAMAR may be considered the second River in the Colony of VAN DIEMEN'S LAND, being next in size and importance to the DERWENT. It is about forty miles in length from LAUNCESTON to its mouth at PORT DALRYMPLE. Throughout the greater part of its extent, it much resembles the River THAMES along the Essex shore, but it is of considerably less width. It is navigable for Vessels of one hundred and fifty tons to LAUNCESTON.

The View here represented was taken on a point of land about eight miles from LOW HEAD, and forms a pleasing scene, looking down the River, with a part of the ASBESTOS HILLS on the opposite shore. These Hills are a remarkably high range, that commands an extensive and beautiful view towards the Ocean, and also to the westward over PORT S0RELL; although, generally speaking, the land in that part of the Colony is very barren, being chiefly covered with scrubbs of the smallest species of the Eucalyptus, and other small shrubs.

The land towards the mouth of the TAMAR is barren and sandy; higher up, in some places, its banks afford fertile spots, and the marsh lands slope up into beautiful hills, moderately wooded, and covered with rich pasture. The scenery then becomes delightful, and the prospects are so extensive, as sometimes to command an extent of forty miles of beautifully wooded country.

The RIVER TAMAR abounds with all sorts of Fish; but there is a great scarcity of' fishing-nets in this part of the Colony.

Accompanying text, 1825.