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: 1 June 1802 (imprint) | Technique: aquatint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured
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Title

A view of the town of Sydney in the colony of New South Wales.

Date made

1 June 1802 (imprint)

Place made

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

aquatint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured

Matrix size

23.6 x 41.4 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

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

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Title: A view of the town of Sydney in the colony of New South Wales. | Date: 1 June 1802 (imprint) | Technique: aquatint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 2000.454

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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