Book excerpt: Australia Illustrated - the Eastern States is a great collection of photographs taken by the author while touring with his wife in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania. The pictures and the commentary serve as an essential guide to the traveller or would-be traveller to the Eastern part of the fifth continent, so rich in tourist attractions. This publication is a follow-up to the author's photo travel books on Western Australia (The West of the West) and South Australia, the Red Centre and the Top End (The Hub of Australia and Beyond).