Primary Artist

Louis Le Breton (1818–1866)

Title

New Victoria (Port Essington)

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone

Text printed from matrix

Titled centre below image 'NEW-VICTORIA/(Port Essington)'. Inscribed centre below image 'Gide editeur'. Inscribed lower left below image 'Dessine par L. LeBreton_lith par Sabatier'. Titled upper left 'VOYAGE AU POLE SUD ET DANS L'OCEANIE'. Inscribed upper right 'ATLAS PITTORESQUE, PL.120.' Inscribed lower right, below image 'Imp. par Lemercier, a Paris'.

Matrix size

19.8 x 31.0 cm (printed image)

Subject categories

Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: French | Australia, Art period: Colonial, Northern Territory

Subject description

View of Victoria Settlement, popularly known as Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia. The settlement was established in 1831 and abandoned in 1849.

Legacy id

133064

Creators

Le Breton, Louis. | (1818–1866) French | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013