A view of the Cove and part of Sydney. New South Wales. Taken from Dawe's Battery.

Title

A view of the Cove and part of Sydney. New South Wales. Taken from Dawe's Battery.

Source

Wallis, James. An historical account of the colony of New South Wales and its dependent settlements. London: R. Ackermann, 1821.

Page or Plate number

plate 2

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 842

Date made

1817 – 1817-1819

Date details

printed London 1821

Place made

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

32.9 x 55.6 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

Support size

48.2 x 62.4 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

145177

Accession number

2005.515.2

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 2005/2006 (2005-08-31)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia from, The library of Sir Rupert Clarke, Bt. together with other properties, Melbourne: Peter Arnold [auction], 21-22 June 2005, lot 591.

Credit line

Purchased 2005

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Creators

Wallis, James. | (1785–1858) Irish | Male | print after

Preston, Walter. | (1787–1821) Australian | English | Male | engraver

Ackermann, Rudolph. | (1764–1834) English | Male | publisher

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013