Hobart Town as seen from the top of Mount Nelson.

Primary Artist

Benjamin Duterrau (1767–1851)

Title

Hobart Town as seen from the top of Mount Nelson.

Date made

23 August 1836 (imprint)

Place made

Nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania, Australia View on map Close map

Finding location.

Loading map tiles.

Unfortunately the location could not be loaded.

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured in watercolour

Matrix size

16.3 x 26.6 cm (printed image).

Support

paper

Support size

24.0 x 33.0 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print-run unknown

Collection

Allport Library and Museum of Fine Art

Accession number

HA 1008 (1)

Provenance

Henry Allport

Web address

https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AUTAS001124071044w800

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Duterrau, Benjamin. | (1767–1851) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

19 May 2026