Primary Artist

Walter Preston (1787–1821)

Title

Port Jackson Harbour, in New South Wales: with a distant view of the Blue Mountains. Taken from South Head.

Date made

30 November 1812 (imprint)

Place made

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

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 570a

Work number

ANSW.1812.11.30

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

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

Text printed from matrix

printed upper left above image in black ink, 'No.2.'.
printed, lower left below image in black ink, 'Drawn by Eyre'.
printed lower right below image in black ink, 'Engraved by W Presston [sic]'.
printed, lower centre below image, in black ink, 'PORT JACKSON HARBOUR, in New South Wales: with a distinct View of the BLUE MOUNTAINS / Taken from South Head. / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie, Esq. Governor of Nw South Wales. &c. &c. &c.'.
printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'Published Novr.30th.1812, by A West, Sydney.

Matrix size

22.2 x 37.9 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Legacy id

144081

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

19 Jan 2026