FREE: 1988 Tristan da Cunha stamps (12), MNH/VF, Augustus Earle paintings of island, Scott # 443-454 (set)

The listing, 1988 Tristan da Cunha stamps (12), MNH/VF, Augustus Earle paintings of island, Scott # 443-454 (set) has ended.

Augustus Earle was a British artist born in 1793, son of James Earle, an American painter. He was quite the world traveler and In 1824, he boarded the ageing 'Duke of Gloucester' bound for the Cape of Good Hope, and onward to Calcutta. In the mid-Atlantic, storms forced the ship to anchor off the remote Island of Tristan da Cunha. During the ship's stay in the island's waters, Earle went ashore with his dog and a crew member, Thomas Gooch, attracted by the idea that 'this was a spot hitherto unvisited by any artist'.

Three days later, to their amazement, the ship Duke of Gloucester set sail, leaving Earle and Gooch on the island, which had only six permanent adult inhabitants. In the ensuing eight months of enforced stay on the Island, between March and November, Earle became a tutor to several children, and continued to record impressions of the island until his supplies ran out. Sixteen works survive from the stay on Tristan da Cunha, a number of which appeared on their 1988 Definitive set.

Earle was finally rescued on 29 November 1894 by the 'Admiral Cockburn', which had stopped off on its voyage to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). He spent several years in Australia and New Zealand still painting, during which time he published 'Journal of a Residence in Tristan D'Acunha' and for a year sailed with Charles Darwin on the 'Beagle' until he was forced to leave due to ill-health.

Returning to England, Earle continued to paint and produce books until his death in London in 1838.
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These dramatic stamps are Scott Nos. 443-454, mint never hinged, very fine, and from a smoke free home. Thank you for bidding!