Primary Artist

Walter Preston (1787–1821)

Title

Newcastle in New South Wales with a distant view of Point Stephen. Taken from Prospect Hill.

Other titles

Newcastle, with a distant View of Point Stephen, taken from Prospect Hill.

Date made

30 November 1812 (imprint)

Place made

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

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 570a

Work number

A.NSW.1812.11.30

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

printed upper left above image in black ink, 'No.6'.
printed lower left below image in black ink, 'Drawn by I. R. Brown.'.
printed lower right below image,in black ink, 'Engraved by W. Presston.'.
printed lower centre below image, in black ink, 'NEWCASTLE in New South Wales, with a distant View of POINT STEPHEN. / Taken from Prospect Hill / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie, Esq. Governor of New South Wales &c.&c.&c. / Published Nov.r 30th 1812 by A. West. Sydney'.

Matrix size

22.6 x 37.4 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Legacy id

144087

Creators

West, Absalom. | (1795–) Australian | English | Male | publisher

Preston, Walter. | (1787–1821) Australian | English | Male | engraver

Browne, Richard. | (1776–1824) British | Male | print after

Last Updated

19 Jan 2026