Louisa Anne Meredith
(1812–1895)
(Copyright UTAS Special & Rare)
Louisa Anne Meredith (1812–1895)
For most of her life Louisa Meredith lived on properties in and around Swansea. In 1860 she published Some of My Bush Friends in Tasmania which contained elaborate full-colour plates printed by the then new chromolithography process. The illustrations were drawn by herself, and simple descriptions of characteristic native flowers were given. In 1880 Tasmanian Friends and Foes, Feathered, Furred and Finned was published. This went into a second edition in 1881. In 1891, Meredith went to London to supervise the publication of her last publication, Bush Friends in Tasmania.
In 2015 the Society published a compendium, reprinting Volumes 1 & 2 of Louisa's Some of my Bush Friends in Tasmania, this is available in either hardback or softcover. Also available are A2 size print reproductions and card packs featuring prints from Volume 2.
Please contact the Society to enquire about purchasing a copy. And see our list of Publications available here:
https://glamorganhistory.org.au/publications
Waratah & Native Artubus from Some of My Bush Friends in Tasmania
Ruby Fish from Tasmanian Friends and Foes, Feathered, Furred and Finned
Superb Sea Dragon from Tasmanian Friends and Foes, Feathered, Furred and Finned
Malunnah, Orford. House built by Louisa and George Meredith