View of the Settlement on Sydney Cove, Port Jackson 20th August 1788.
Primary Artist
Edward Dayes (1763–1804)
Title
View of the Settlement on Sydney Cove, Port Jackson 20th August 1788.
Source
An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, by John Hunter. London: John Stockdale, 1773. (opposite p.77)
Date made
17 October 1792 (imprint)
Place made
London, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Text printed from matrix
printed centre below image, 'Drawn by E. Dayes from a Sketch of J. Hunter / VIEW of the SETTLEMENT on SYDNEY COVE, PORT JACKSON 20th AUGUST, 1788. / Publish'd Octr. 18 1792 by I. Stockdale, Picadilly.'.
Matrix size
16.0 x 23.0 plate-mark
Support
paper
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Hunter, John. | (1737–1821) Scottish | Male | author
Stockdale, John. | (1750–1814) English | Male | publisher
Dayes, Edward. | (1763–1804) English | Male | artist
Eyre, John. | (1771–1812) English | Male | print after
Last Updated
02 Sep 2025