View of the Settlement on Sydney Cove, Port Jackson 20th August 1788.

Primary Artist

Edward Dayes (1763–1804)

Title

View of the Settlement on Sydney Cove, Port Jackson 20th August 1788.

Source

An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, by John Hunter. London: John Stockdale, 1773.

Page or Plate number

plate 4, facing page 77

Date made

18 October 1792 (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

Text printed from matrix

printed lower centre below image, 'Drawn by E. Dayes from a Sketch of J. Hunter'.
printed lower centre below image, 'VIEW of the SETTLEMENT on SYDNEY COVE, PORT JACKSON 20th AUGUST, 1788.'.
printed lower centre below title, 'Publish'd Octr. 18 1792 by I. Stockdale, Picadilly.'.

Matrix size

16.0 x 23.0 (plate-mark)

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

1000013881

Creators

Hunter, John. | (1737–1821) Scottish | Male | Draughtsman

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

Dayes, Edward. | (1763–1804) English | Male | artist

Eyre, John. | (1771–1812) English | Male | print after

Last Updated

11 Jul 2026

Impressions

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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