A view of the Cove and part of Sydney. New South Wales. Taken from Dawe's Battery.
Title
A view of the Cove and part of Sydney. New South Wales. Taken from Dawe's Battery.
Date made
1817 – 1817-1819Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 842
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Text printed from matrix
Printed lower centre below image, 'Engraved by W. Preston from an Original Drawing by Cap_t Wallis. 46th Reg_t.'. Printed title lower centre below image, 'A View of the Cove and Part of Sydney. New South Wales / Taken from Dawe's Battery.'. Printed lower centre below image, 'London Pub_d Sept_r 1. 1820 at R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand.'
Matrix size
32.9 x 55.6 cm (printed image)
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales
Legacy id
145177
Creators
Wallis, James. | (1785–1858) Irish | Male | print after
Preston, Walter. | (1787–1821) Australian | English | Male | engraver
Ackermann, Rudolph. | (1764–1834) English | Male | publisher
Last Updated
16 Feb 2024
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 2005.515.2
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
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State Library of New South Wales | PXD 373/2
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
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