Primary Artist

Hamel Brothers. (1894–)

Title

Magnetic observatory Flagstaff Hill, Melbourne, general plan of the buildings and the enclosure.

Source

Transactions of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria, from Januray to December, 1858, inclusive Vol.3. Melbourne: Mason & Firth, 1858.

Page or Plate number

facing p.94 p.1

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Date made

1859 – 1858-1859

Place made

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

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone

Matrix size

17.5 x 11.0 cm (printed image)

Support

white wove paper

Support size

21.4 x 13.4 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed printed lower left below image in black ink 'T.E. Rawlinson Del.t'. Signed printed lower right below image in black ink 'A.J. Stopps lith'. Signed printed lower centre below image in black ink 'Hamel & Co. imp.' Not dated. Titled printed upper centre within image in black ink 'MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY FLAGSTAFF HILL / MELBOURNE' lower centre within image in black ink 'GENERAL PLAN OF THE BUILDINGS AND THE ENCLOSURE'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

151936

Accession number

2011.1466.4

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 2, 2011/2012 (2011-10-25)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Peter Arnold Antiquarian Booksellers, Melbourne, 2011

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Creators

Rawlinson, T.E. | (1858–) Australian | print after

Stopps, A. J. | (1833–1931) Australian | English | Male | lithographer

Hamel & Co. [1]. | (1858–1864) Australian | Organisation | printer