Title

Great fire in Bourke street, Melbourne.

Source

The Illustrated Australian News, no.161, 6 August 1870. Melbourne: Ebenezer & David Syme, 1870

Page or Plate number

no.161, p.4.

Date made

1970

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

Matrix size

23.4 x 22.4 cm (printed image)

Support

thin off-white wove paper

Support size

42.9 x 27.8 cm (sheet)

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed printed lower left within image in relief '[illeg.,]'. Not dated. Titled printed lower centre below printed image in black ink 'GREAT FIRE IN BOURKE STREET, MELBOURNE.'

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

160651

Accession method

Transfer

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Creators

UNIDENTIFIED AUSTRALIAN WOOD-ENGRAVER, | | print after

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013