A view of the town of Sydney in the colony of New South Wales.
Title
A view of the town of Sydney in the colony of New South Wales.
Date made
1 June 1802 (imprint)Place made
London, Greater London, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured
Text printed from matrix
printed lower centre below image (text divided by cartouche), 'A VIEW of the Town of Sydney in the Colony of NEW SOUTH WALES. / Taken from the rising ground near the Court House, on the West side of the Cove. / This Plate is humbly dedicated to Captn, John Hunter, Late Governor of New South Wales. / W.S. Blake'.
printed lower centre below cartouche, 'London. Published as the Act directs June 1st 1802'.
Matrix size
23.6 x 41.4 cm (plate-mark)
Edition information
uncoloured impressions, print-run unknown; hand-coloured impressions, print-run unknown
Subject categories
Sydney Harbour | Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
28313
Creators
Watling, Thomas. | (1762–1814) Australian | Scottish | Male | print after
Blake, W.S. | (1746–1817) English | Male | engraver
Last Updated
19 Jan 2026
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 2000.454
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
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