A view of Dawe's Battery at the entrance of Sydney Cove. New South Wales.

Title

A view of Dawe's Battery at the entrance of Sydney Cove. 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 12

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 842

Date made

1817 – 1817-1819

Date details

printed London 1821

Place made

Australia Europe, Australia England, New South Wales Greater London, Newcastle London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

13.9 x 21.5 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

Support size

34.6 x 48.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

no inscriptions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

163831

Accession number

2007.4

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 4, 2006/2007 (2007-02-27)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from P. and E. J. Gregg, Sydney, 2007

Credit line

Purchased 2007

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

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013