The defences of Port Phillip Head

This scene, of coastal defences of Port Phillip heads, was printed in the Australasian Sketcher on 11 May 1878, page 25. In the foreground is the encampment, and gun positions, and in the background stretches out Port Philip Bay. The print has been accompanied by titles of various locations pictured, from lower left corner to lower right corner: Cerberus Upper Battery of Four 90-pounder M.L-Guns; Point Nepean Battery; Obelisk Magazine; Lower Lighthouse; Fairway Entrance to the Heads; Point Lonsdale; Lonsdale Bight; The Camps; and Lower Battery of Three 9-inch M.L.Guns. Inserted into the lower right corner of the scene is a small image showing a vessel in the bay. It is accompanied by the title: The Nelson Guarding Line of Torpedoes, South Channel Garrison Corps Forming Ditch.