A plan of Port Macquarie including a sketch of part of Hastings River on the east coast of New South Wales.

Artist: Wallis, James. | Title: A plan of Port Macquarie including a sketch of part of Hastings River on the east coast of New South Wales. | Date: 1821 | Technique: engraving, printed in black ink, from one plate
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Primary Artist

James Wallis (1785–1858)

Title

A plan of Port Macquarie including a sketch of part of Hastings River on the east coast of New South Wales.

Date made

1821

Place made

R. Ackermann, London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

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Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 842

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower right within image, 'A Plan / of / PORT MACQUARIE. / including a Sketch of Part / of / HASTINGS RIVER - / on the / EAST COAST / of / NEW SOUTH WALES.'

Matrix size

31.0 x 44.8 cm (printed image (irregular))

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Legacy id

145195

Creators

Preston, Walter. | (1787–1821) Australian | English | Male | engraver

Wallis, James. | (1785–1858) Irish | Male | artist

OXLEY, J. | Male | print after

Ackermann, Rudolph. | (1764–1834) English | Male | publisher

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Artist: Wallis, James. | Title: A plan of Port Macquarie including a sketch of part of Hastings River on the east coast of New South Wales. | Date: 1821 | Technique: engraving, printed in black ink, from one plate
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 2005.515.13

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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