Primary Artist

Absalom West (1795–)

Title

View of part of the river of Sydney, in New South Wales. Taken from St. Phillip's church yard.

Other titles

First Part View of the River of Sydney, taken from the Churchyard of St. Phillip's, Sydney.

Date made

4 June 1813 (imprint)

Place made

Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 596a

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

printed upper left above image in black ink, 'No. 17'.
Printed, lower centre below image in black ink, 'View of part of the RIVER OF SYDNEY in New South Wales. / Taken from St. Phillip's Church Yards. / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie Esq. Govenor [sic] of New South Wales &c &c &c. / Published June 4th: 1813 by A. West Sydney.'.

Matrix size

23.3 x 34.5 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Legacy id

144098

Creators

UNKNOWN ENGRAVER, | | engraver

West, Absalom. | (1795–) Australian | English | Male | publisher

UNKNOWN ARTIST, | | artist

Last Updated

19 Jan 2026