A Trip to the Highlands of Viti Levu, 1882

A Trip to the Highlands of Viti Levu, 1882

Gerrard Ansdell
England, 1853–1936

Forty-four bound albumen prints
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, partial gift of Mark and Carolyn Blackburn and purchased with funds from LACMA’s 50th Anniversary Gala and Fiji Water

M.2015.33.2498.1 Photo (c) Museum Associates/ LACMA

In 1881, Gerrard Ansdell and his two brothers traveled through Fiji with a cumbersome large-format camera, photographing views of inland Viti Levu, as well as several local collections.