View of part of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales. Taken from Dawes's Point.

Title: View of part of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales. Taken from Dawes's Point. | Date: c.1812 | Technique: engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
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Title

View of part of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales. Taken from Dawes's Point.

Source

Views in New South Wales. Sydney: West, 1813

Page or Plate number

plate 9

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 570a

Date made

1810 – c.1812

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney 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

21.8 x 36.2 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

Support size

31.0 x 47.2 cm (sheet)

State

1st state of 2 (etched lettering)

Impression

proof

Edition information

edition unknown

IRN

122441

Accession number

2003.475

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 3, 2003/2004 (2003-12-10)

Credit line

Purchased 2003

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Eyre, John. | (1771–1812) English | Male | print after

West, Absalom. | (1795–) Australian | English | Male | publisher

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