Birds of New South Wales with their natural history.

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Primary Artist

J.W. Lewin (1770–1819)

Title

Birds of New South Wales with their natural history.

Physical description

A bound book of 18 etchings and 18 leaves of descriptive text

Source

Lewin, John. Birds of New South Wales with their natural history. Sydney: G. Howe, 1813

Page or Plate number

collection record

Date made

1813

Place made

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

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Category

Illustrated book

Print types

intaglio | relief

Matrix size

28.0 x 21.4 cm (page)

State

published state

Edition information

print run unknown

Collection

State Library of New South Wales

Accession number

Dixson Library copy at SAFE/Q81/8

Provenance

Probably purchased by Sir William Dixson from Angus & Robertson, 21 June 1906 for £ 8 .10. 0

Web address

https://digital.sl.nsw.gov.au/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?embedded=true&toolbar=false&dps_pid=IE4500361&_gl=1*1rmkpze*_ga*MTM5MDEzNDE5Mi4xNjg0OTg0Nzgx*_ga_CYHFMM592Q*MTczMTM3MzM1Ni4xNzUuMS4xNzMxMz

Subject categories

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales | Australia, Animal: Bird

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Dixson Library copy at SAFE/Q81/8 has the armorial bookplate of William Dixson. Hand-coloured.

Imperfect copy, wanting the leaf of descriptive text for plate 3.

Manuscript notes on the printed leaf accompanying plate 15. Label with printed number and popular (English) and scientific (Latin) names of the bird pasted on to each plate. Most plates are inscribed "Published as the act directs", signed by the artist and dated 1804 or 1805. Bound in half-calf with marbled boards. Manuscript label pasted diagonally on upper board.

Creators

Lewin, J.W. | (1770–1819) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

12 Nov 2024