Primary Artist

Joseph Lycett (1775–1828)

Title

Hobart Town, Van Dieman's Land from Blufhead. [lithographic version]

Other titles

Distant view of Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, from Blufhead.

Source

Views in Australia or New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land Delineated. London: J. Souter, 1824

Page or Plate number

no.27.

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 974;1031

Date made

1 July 1824 (imprint)

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone; hand-coloured

Text printed from matrix

printed lower left, 'J. Lycett, delt. et ext.'
printed lower centre, 'HOBART TOWN, VAN DIEMAN LAND FROM BLUFHEA. / London. Published July 1. 1824 by J. Souter 73 St. Pauls Church Yard'.

Matrix size

20.3 x 28.0 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania

Subject description

Landscape of Hobart and Mount Wellington looking across the River Derwent from Kangaroo Bluff, Tasmania.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

82219

Creators

Lycett, Joseph. | (1775–1828) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

30 Jan 2026