View of Melbourne, Port Phillip.
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Title
View of Melbourne, Port Phillip.
Date made
1854Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Subject description
View of Melbourne in 1843. One of the earliest seperatly issued views of Melbourne i includes depictions of Aborigines in the foreground, as well as three figures on horseback - the Superintendent, the Police Magastrate and the Mayor. In the middleground is the Yarra river with trading boats.
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
1000015246
Creators
Liardet, Wilbraham Frederick Evelyn. | (1799–1878) Aotearoa New Zealander | Australian | English | Male | print after
Last Updated
17 Sep 2012
Impressions
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