A view of Botany Bay.

Primary Artist

Thomas Medland (1755–1822)

Title

A view of Botany Bay.

Date made

17 June 1789 (imprint)

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

20.0 x 25.5 cm (plate-mark)

Support

paper

Support size

22.0 x 29.6 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print-run unknown

Subject description

A view of English sailing ships in Botany Bay. In the right foreground am Aboriginal man is paddling a canoe.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

230765

Accession number

2013.653

Provenance

Purchased from Sebra Prints, Sydney, Camberwell, Victoria, Australia

Credit line

Purchased 2013

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Medland, Thomas. | (1755–1822) English | Male | engraver

Cleveley, Robert. | (1747–1809) English | Male | print after

Stockdale, John. | (1750–1814) English | Male | publisher

Last Updated

09 Jul 2026