Berebahori, One of the Aborigines of New South Wales. | Beerabahn or MacGill, Chief of Bartabah or Lake Macquarie

Primary Artist

H.B.W. Allan (1801–1838)

Title

Berebahori, One of the Aborigines of New South Wales. | Beerabahn or MacGill, Chief of Bartabah or Lake Macquarie

Source

Date made

1830 (about)

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone

Text printed from matrix

printed signature lower right below image, 'H.B.W. Allan'.

Support

buff paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

Probable date based on the year that Biraban was presented with the king plate by Governor Darling, as reported in the Sydney Gazette, 12 January 1830 p.2. Allan was known to be publishing work at this time [SLNSW}

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Inscribed within image on king plate in black pencil, 'Beerabahn or MacGill. Chief of Bartabah or Lake Macquarie'

Collection

State Library of New South Wales

Accession number

SAFE/PXD 1465/Box 2/no. 15

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Allan, H.B.W. | (1801–1838) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

09 Oct 2025