Title

Panoramic view of King George's Sound, part of the colony of Swan River.

Date made

1834

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 1761

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from three plates; hand- coloured

Text printed from matrix

Printed centre below image, 'Panoramic view of King George's Sound, part of the colony of Swan River. drawn by Lieut. R. Dale, 63rd Regt.; engd. by R. Havell Printed below image, 'London Pubd. as the Act Directs Octr. 1834, by Robt Havell, 77 Oxford Street'

Matrix size

18.0 x 274.2 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

print run unknown

Production notes

This impression shows fold marks, indicating that it is from the 'Descriptive account of the panoramic view &c. of King George's Sound and the adjacent country /­ by R. Dale. London: J. Cross and R. Havell, 1834'. The folded size was about 19 x 34.4 cm.

Subject categories

landscape | Aboriginal Australians | Australia, Art period: Colonial, Western Australia

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

90190

Creators

Havell [junior], Robert. | (1793–1878) English | Male | engraver

Dale, Robert. | (1810–1853) English | Male | print after

Last Updated

07 Nov 2022