A view of the town of Sydney in the colony of New South Wales.
Title
A view of the town of Sydney in the colony of New South Wales.
Date made
1 June 1802 (imprint)
Place made
London, Greater London, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured
Matrix size
23.6 x 41.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
paper
Support size
37.0 x 50.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
uncoloured impressions, print-run unknown; hand-coloured impressions, print-run unknown
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
28313
Accession number
2000.454
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 3, 2000/2001 (2000-12-13)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, December 2000.
Credit line
Purchased 2000
Subject categories
Sydney Harbour | Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Watling, Thomas. | (1762–1814) Australian | Scottish | Male | print after
Blake, W.S. | (1746–1817) English | Male | engraver
Last Updated
19 Jan 2026