Title

Botany Bay Harbour, in New South Wales with a view of the Heads. Taken from Cook's Point.

Date made

1812

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 570a

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed below image in black ink, 'Drawn by J.Eyre'S [Sic]' Printed lower right below image in black ink, 'Engraved by W Presston.(Sic)'. Printed lower corner, below image in black ink, 'Published Nov:R 30Th. 1812 by A West, Sydney.' Printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'BOTANY BAY HARBOUR, in New South Wales. with a VIEW of the HEADS. / Taken from Cook's Point / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie, Esq. Governor of Nw South Wales. &c. &c. &c.'. Printed upper left above image in black ink, 'No.1'.

Matrix size

21.8 x 35.8 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Legacy id

144080

Creators

Eyre, John. | (1771–1812) English | Male | print after

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

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