Primary Artist

Robert Havell [Junior] (1793–1878)

Title

Panoramic View of King George's Sound, part of the colony of Swan River.

Source

Dale, Robert. 'Descriptive account of the panoramic views, etc. of King George's Sound and the adjacent country'. London: J.Cross and R.Havell, 1834

Page or Plate number

collection record

Date made

1830

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured

Text printed from matrix

Printed centre below image, 'Panoramic view of King George's Sound, part of the colony of Swan River. drawn by Lieut. R. Dale, 63rd Regt.; engd. by R. Havell'
Printed below image, 'London Pubd. as the Act Directs Octr. 1834, by Robt Havell, 77 Oxford Street'

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject categories

Australia, Art period: Colonial, Western Australia | Collection: The Wordsworth collection of Western Australian colonial art, acquired 2010.

Subject description

A view of King George Sound in Western Australia by Robert Dale, a naval officer, which was later produced in London after his drawing.

Legacy id

208958

Creators

Havell [junior], Robert. | (1793–1878) English | Male | engraver

Dale, Robert. | (1810–1853) English | Male | print after

Last Updated

30 Aug 2026