Lord's Mill, Botany Bay
Primary Artist
John Carmichael (1811–1857)
Title
Lord's Mill, Botany Bay
Date made
1838Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 2795
Category
Print type
intagli0
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Text printed from matrix
Printed lower right below image, 'J.C.Sc [c in superscript]'. Printed lower centre below image, 'LORD'S MILL ./ Botany Bay / Published by J. Maclehose Hunter Steet'.
Matrix size
7.6 x 16.8 cm (printed image)
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales
Subject description
Simeon Lord (1771-1840) established his watermill at Botany Bay, New South Wales, to provide the power for the manafacture of shoes, hats, harness and textiles. The watermill was still operating in 1855. Mill Pond and Engine Pond remain as a reminders of Lord's industry.
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
91582
Creators
Carmichael, John. | (1811–1857) Australian | Scottish | Male | artist
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 89.63
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
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