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Beattie was born in Scotland
and migrated to Tasmania with his parents. In 1878, he began working as
a landscape photographer during expeditions into the bush, and by 1882,
he had become a professional photographer. He was highly skilled in his
craft and brought visual images of Tasmania to the attention of the
world. His work gained popularity through its appearance on postcards,
stamps, prints, and lantern slides. Beattie was also an antiquarian, and
in the 1890s, he established a museum of art and artefacts in Hobart. He
was appointed photographer to the colony in 1896 and worked to promote
tourism. He died in Hobart, having been described as 'the finest
landscape photographer of his age'. |
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