View of part of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales. Taken from Dawes's Point.
Title
View of part of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales. Taken from Dawes's Point.
Date made
1810 – c.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 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