Primary Artist

Robert Havell [Junior] (1793–1878)

Title

Panoramic view of King George's Sound, part of the colony of Swan River.

Physical description

Issued as a separate plate, then issued (folded) with: Descriptive account of the panoramic view &c. of King George's Sound and the adjacent country / by R. Dale. London: J. Cross and R. Havell, 1834

Source

Dale, Robert. 'Descriptive account of the panoramic views, etc. of King George's Sound and the adjacent country'. London: J.Cross and R.Havell, 1834

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 1761

Date made

October 1834

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from three plates; hand- coloured

Matrix size

18.0 x 274.2 cm (plate-mark)

Support

3 joined sheets of cream wove paper

Support size

21.2 x 280.7 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

print run unknown

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

90190

Accession number

84.1567

Accession method

Auction

Meeting

Meeting 4, 1984/85 (1984-11-13)

Provenance

Dr John L.Raven; purchased from Christie's Australia 'The Dr. John L. Raven Collection', Sydney, 13 March 1984, lot no.118, by the NGA Meeting 4, 13 November 1984

Credit line

Purchased 1984

Subject categories

landscape | Aboriginal Australians | Australia, Art period: Colonial, Western Australia

Country of context

Australia

Notes

This impression shows fold marks, indicating that it is from the 'Descriptive account of the panoramic view &c. of King George's Sound and the adjacent country /­ by R. Dale. London: J. Cross and R. Havell, 1834'. The folded size was about 19 x 34.4 cm.

Creators

Havell [junior], Robert. | (1793–1878) English | Male | engraver

Dale, Robert. | (1810–1853) English | Male | print after

Last Updated

11 Feb 2026