The settlement at Macquarie Harbour.

Title: The settlement at Macquarie Harbour. | Date: 1831 | Technique: etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
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Title

The settlement at Macquarie Harbour.

Date made

1831

Place made

Nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania, Australia View on map Close map

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Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 1492

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower left below image in black ink, 'T.J. Lempriere del.t' Printed lower right below image in black ink, 'Etch.d by T. Bock'. Printed title lower centre below image in black ink, 'The SETTLEMENT at MACQUARIE HARBOUR.'. No date.

Matrix size

6.0 x 9.8 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject categories

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania

Subject description

View of the settlement at Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania, in 1831.

Legacy id

152048

Creators

Lempriere, Thomas James. | (1796–1852) Australian | German | Male | print after

Bock, Thomas. | (1790–1855) Australian | English | Male | engraver

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Title: The settlement at Macquarie Harbour. | Date: 1831 | Technique: etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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