A native camp near Cockle Bay, New South Wales, with a View of Parramatta River. Taken from Dawes's Point.
Title
A native camp near Cockle Bay, New South Wales, with a View of Parramatta River. Taken from Dawes's Point.
Date made
1812Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 570a
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Text printed from matrix
Printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'A NATIVE CAMP near COCKLE BAY, New South Wales, with a View of PARRAMATTA RIVER./ Taken from Dawes's Point./ Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie Esq.r: Governor of New South Wales. &c.&c.&c./ Published Nov.r 30th 1812. by A. West Sydney.'. Printed lower left ,below image in black ink, 'Drawn by J.Eyre.'. Printed lower right below image in black ink, 'Engraved by P.Slaeger.'. Printed upper left above image in black ink, 'No. 8'.
Matrix size
22.9 x 36.7 cm (printed image)
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject categories
Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales | Aboriginal Australians
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
144089
Creators
Slager, Philip. | (1755–1815) Australian | English | Male | engraver
Eyre, John. | (1771–1812) English | Male | print after
West, Absalom. | (1795–) Australian | English | Male | publisher
Last Updated
28 Jul 2023
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 2005.291.8
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
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