Title

View of part of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales. Taken from Dawes's Point.

Date made

1810 – c.1812

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 570a

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed in black ink lower centre below image, 'View of PART of SYDNEY, the CAPITAL of New South Wales / Taken from Dawes's Point / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie, Esq. Governor of New South Wales etc. etc. etc. / Published Nov 30th 1812 by A. West Sydney'. Printed in black ink lower left below image, 'Drawn by J. Eyers [sic]'. Printed in black ink lower right below image, 'Preston sculp'. Printed in black ink above image upper left 'No. 9'.

Matrix size

21.8 x 36.2 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition unknown

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

122441

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

04 Jan 2013