Lansdowne Bridge over Prospect Creek near Liverpool.

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Primary Artist

Charles Rodius (1802–1860)

Title

Lansdowne Bridge over Prospect Creek near Liverpool.

Source

Date made

January 1836

Place made

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

chalk lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone

State

2nd state of 2; published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Production notes

The correct text for the caption was published in The Sydney Herald, 21 January 1836, page 2. Broadside print initially produced as a souvenir for those attending the opening. Issued in more than one edition; a second features a border line but lacks artist and printer credits. [David Hansen, 2023].

Collection

State Library of New South Wales

Accession number

SPF/1987

Provenance

Transferred from SPF/Lansdowne Bridge (BM), January 2011

Country of context

Australia

Notes

In the 1st state the printed text includes 'Height of the Arch' in the 2nd state this is corrected to, 'Span of the Arch'.

Creators

Rodius, Charles. | (1802–1860) Australian | German | Male | artist

Austin, J.G. | (1812–1884) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

19 Feb 2024