Title

Title page: Eucalyptus coriacea.

Source

The Catalogue of the Melbourne Public Library for 1861. Melbourne: Melbourne Public Library, 1861

Page or Plate number

title page

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 14472

Date made

1861

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block; letterpress text

Matrix size

7.2 x 5.0 cm (printed image (irregular))

Support

thin off-white wove paper

Support size

25.6 x 17.5 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Not signed. Not dated. Titled printed centre within image in black ink 'THE / CATALOGUE / OF THE / MELBOURNE / PUBLIC LIBRARY / FOR / 1861.'

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

151831

Accession number

90.1301.3

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 2, 1990/91 (1990-09-13)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Hordern House, Sydney, 1990.

Credit line

Purchased 1990

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Creators

Clarson, Shallard & Co. | (1859–1866) Australian | Organisation | printer

Bateman, Edward La Trobe | (1815–1897) Australian | English | Male | print after

Calvert, Samuel. | (1828–1913) Australian | English | Male | engraver

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013