Title

View from the south side of King George's Sound.

Other titles

View from the south side of King George Sound

Date made

1814

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 597

Category

Illustrated book

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, 'View from the south side of King George's Sound.'. No date. Printed lower left below image in black ink, 'W. Westall A.R.A.F.L.S. pinxt. [t in superscript]'. Printed lower right below image in black ink, 'J. Byrne sculpt. [t in superscript]'.

Matrix size

27.5 x 37.4 cm (page)

Edition information

print run unknown

Production notes

Included in a seperate issue in book form of the plates that appeared in Mathews Flinders, 'A voyage to Terra Australis' 1814.

Subject categories

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Australia, Exploration: Inland | Aboriginal Australians

Subject description

A view of King George Sound, Western Australia from Peak Head; Torndirrup and Vancouver Peninsula can be seen as well as Albany Harbour. In the foreground two Aboriginal people are at a camp fire. The man kneels and the woman is wrapped in a european? blanket. Vegetation depicted includes a Eucalyptus, a banksia and various grass trees.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

46394

Creators

Westall, William. | (1781–1850) English | Male | print after

Byrne, John. | (1786–1847) English | Male | engraver

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013