View of part of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales. Taken from Dawes's Point.
Title
View of part of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales. Taken from Dawes's Point.
Date made
1812Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 570a
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
29.0 x 43.0 cm (printed image)
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales
Subject description
View of Sydney Cove from Dawes's Point looking east with new Rum Hospital still under construction on the skyline to the left.
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
179617
Creators
Preston, Walter. | (1787–1821) Australian | English | Male | engraver
West, Absalom. | (1795–) Australian | English | Male | publisher
Eyre, John. | (1771–1812) English | Male | print after
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 94.1141
State
1st state
Impression
proof
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