Primary Artist

Rudolph Ackermann (1764–1834)

Title

Newcastle. Hunter's River. 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 5

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 842

Date made

1817 – 1817-1819

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower centre below image, 'Engraved by W. Preston from an Original Drawing by Cap_t Wallis. 46th Reg_t .'. Printed title lower centre below image, ' NEWCASTLE. / Hunter's River. / New South Wales.'. Printed lower centre below image, Printed lower left below image, 'View from Seven-Mile Hill near Newcastle. N.S.W.'. P.rinted lower centre below image, 'London Pub_d Sept_r 1. 1820 at R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand'.

Matrix size

30.3 x 45.3 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

Support size

47.9 x 62.7 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

145187

Accession number

2005.515.5

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

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

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

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

Last Updated

16 Feb 2024