Botany Bay Harbour, in New South Wales with a view of the Heads. Taken from Cook's Point.

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Title

Botany Bay Harbour, in New South Wales with a view of the Heads. Taken from Cook's Point.

Source

Views in New South Wales. Sydney: West, 1813.

Page or Plate number

plate 1

Date made

30 November 1812

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and engraving, printed in black ink, fro one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed upper left above image in black ink, 'No.1'.
Printed lower left below image in black ink, 'Drawn by J.Eyre'S [Sic]'
Printed lower right below image in black ink, 'Engraved by W Presston. [Sic]'.
Printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'BOTANY BAY HARBOUR, in New South Wales. with a VIEW of the HEADS. / Taken from Cook's Point / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie, Esq. Governor of Nw South Wales. &c. &c. &c. / Published Nov:R 30Th. 1812 by A West, Sydney.'.

Matrix size

21.8 x 35.8 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Collection

National Library of Australia

IRN

Bib ID: 2034136

Accession number

PIC Drawer 2231 #S1944

Web address

https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-135295806/view

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Creators

Eyre, John. | (1771–1812) English | Male | print after

West, Absalom. | (1795–) Australian | English | Male | publisher

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

Last Updated

13 Nov 2024