Signals made at Mulgrave Battery on the approach of vessels to the Derwent.

Title

Signals made at Mulgrave Battery on the approach of vessels to the Derwent.

Source

Van Diemen's Land Annual for the year 1834. Hobart: Henry Melville, 1834.

Page or Plate number

facing p.243

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 1865

Date made

1834

Place made

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

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Category

Illustrated book

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one plate; hand coloured

Text printed from matrix

Printed centre within image in black ink, 'SIGNALS / Made at Mulgrave Battery, on the Approach of Vessels to the Derwent'.

Matrix size

13.8 x 7.6 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Legacy id

152173

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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