Primary Artist

William Baker (1806–1857)

Title

Australian churches, St Peter's Cook River N.S.W.

Physical description

quarto, lithographed title and frontispiece, lithographed plate of music and 41 other lithographed or engraved plates; recent unlettered half green roan

Date made

1847

Place made

Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 4533

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed title lower centre below image in black ink, 'St Peters Cook River. N.S.W.' Printed lower right within image in black ink, 'Baker sc'.

Matrix size

15.8 x 13.4 cm (printed image (irregular))

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject categories

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Architecture

Subject description

A view of the front St Peters Anglican Church, at Cooks River, New South Wales, Australia. The foundation stone was laid in 1838 and the church completed in 1839.

Legacy id

163361

Creators

Baker, William. | (1806–1857) Australian | Irish | Male | engraver

Baker, William. | (1806–1857) Australian | Irish | Male | publisher

Last Updated

19 Dec 2025