Title

Sydney illustrated. - The second part of Mr. Prout's Illustrations of Sydney has been published... .

Author

Sydney Morning Herald.

Source

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney) 18 April 1831 - ongoing

Details

13 September 1843, page 4, column 3.

Publication date

13 September 1843

Type

Publication Review

Language

English

Country of context

Australia

Full text

SYDNEY ILLUSTRATED. — The second part of Mr Prout’s Illustrations of Sydney has been published within the last few days, and the drawings, or rather the manner in which they are printed, exhibit a considerable improvement. The first view in this part, and the best we think of the series is “Sydney Cove, looking South”, in which a large section of the north eastern part of the town is shown; this is a good drawing and well printed. The second view is “the Lower Fall, Willoughby, North Shore, Sydney”. This is a representation of a cataract in Willoughby Creek, near Middle Harbour, which, although an extremely picturesque object, and within a morning’s walk of Sydney, is comparatively unknown; perhaps there are not a hundred persons in Sydney who, previously to the publication of this view of it, were aware of its existence. “Sydney from Mrs Darling’s Point” is the subject of the third plate; from this point there is a very delightful view of part of the City and its north eastern suburb, Wooloomoolloo. The last view in the present part is the “New Government House from the Domain”. The whole of this series of drawings appear to us to be admirably adapted for giving an idea of the position and extent of the north end of the town, and we presume that it is intended in the succeeding parts to proceed southward. The letterpress descriptions are very well written, and although they contain but very little information with which the residents of Sydney are not acquainted, in England they will be read with avidity. We conclude these brief remarks by repeating the observation which we made when noticing the first part, that when completed, Messrs Prout and Rae’s work will form a most admirable and acceptable present for friends in England, who will be able from it to form a more just idea of the capital of Australia than by any other means with which we are acquainted.

[Sydney Morning Herald, 13 September 1843, p. 4, col. 3.]
 

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