A view of Dawe's Battery at the entrance of Sydney Cove. New South Wales.
Title
A view of Dawe's Battery at the entrance of Sydney Cove. New South Wales.
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 12
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 842
Date made
1817 – 1817-1819
Date details
printed London 1821
Place made
Australia Europe, Australia England, New South Wales Greater London, Newcastle London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
13.7 x 21.6 cm (printed image)
Support
paper
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject description
View of Sydney Harbour from Garden Island looking west towards Dawes Battery with masts of shipping in Sydney Cove appearing above the headland of Bennelong Point.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
58903
Accession number
86.2144
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 3, 1986/87 (1986-10-14)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, 1986.
Credit line
Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1986
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Preston, Walter. | (1787–1821) Australian | English | Male | engraver
Wallis, James. | (1785–1858) Irish | Male | print after
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013