A view of Hawkesbury and the Blue Mountains. New South Wales.

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Title

A view of Hawkesbury and the Blue Mountains. 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 1

Date made

1817 – 1817-1819

Place made

AustraliaEurope, AustraliaEngland, New South WalesGreater London, NewcastleLondon View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

32.5 x 54.3 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

Support size

44.4 x 63.5 cm sheet

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject description

View of the Hawkesbury river with a group of Aboriginals in the foregrounds, some settler dwellings on either side and the Blue Mountains in the distance.

Collection

State Library of New South Wales

Accession number

PXD 373/1

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Wallis, James. | (1785–1858) Irish | Male | print after

Preston, Walter. | (1787–1821) Australian | English | Male | engraver

Ackermann, Rudolph. | (1764–1834) English | Male | publishers

Last Updated

16 Feb 2024