Title

Views of Australian scenery, painted by W. Westall, engraved by Byrne.

Physical description

A book containing 9 engraved plates bound in green flowered wrappers, title in gold on black cover label.

Source

Views of Australian scenery, by William Westall. London: G. & W. Nicol, 1814

Page or Plate number

collection record

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 597

Date made

1814

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engravings, printed in black ink, each from one copper plate

Matrix size

27.5 x 37.4 cm (page)

Support

paper

Manufacturers mark

watermark: paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

A seperate issue of the plates that appear in Flinders A voyage to Terra Australis

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

46388

Accession number

86.996.1-9

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Anne McCormick, Rare Books, Paintings and Prints, Sydney, February 1986.

Credit line

Purchased 1986

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Byrne, John. | (1786–1847) English | Male | engraver

Westall, William. | (1781–1850) English | Male | print after

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013