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