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A view of the town of Sydney in the colony of New South Wales taken from the rising ground near the...

A view of the town of Sydney in the colony of New South Wales taken from the rising ground near the...

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A view of the town of Sydney in the colony of New South Wales taken from the rising ground near the Court House on the west side of the cove..., 1802 June 1 / W.S. Blake

About this item

Full title

A view of the town of Sydney in the colony of New South Wales taken from the rising ground near the Court House on the west side of the cove..., 1802 June 1 / W.S. Blake

Date

London : [Publisher not identified], 1802 June 1

Call Numbers

V1/1800/1 , V1/1800/2

Record Identifier

16AJAkmn

Reference Code

1045605

Formats

Physical Description

Contents

2 prints - 26.8 x 44 cm - 35 x 49.9 cm - acquatint

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Fonds

Access and use

Copying Conditions

Out of copyright : Published before 1955

Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Issue Copy

Digitised

More information

Scope and Contents

Contents

V1/1802/1
Proof before letters

Alternative Titles

Full title

A view of the town of Sydney in the colony of New South Wales taken from the rising ground near the Court House on the west side of the cove..., 1802 June 1 / W.S. Blake

Continuation of Title

...This plate is humbly dedicated to Captn. John Hunter, late Governor of New South Wales, by his obedient humble servt. W.S. Blake

Variant title

Blakes plate -- in pencil along lower edge (V1/1802/1)

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

After a drawing by Thomas Watling

Notes comparing features of the Thomas Watling oil (DG 56) and these aquatints are at PXn 264.

Information transferred from catalogue cards

Digital order no:Album ID : 1045623

Signature / Inscriptions

V1/1802/1: 3 pounds 10 shillings / 2 plates -- in pencil at top left

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

V1/1800/1 , V1/1800/2

Record Identifier

16AJAkmn

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Reference code

1045605

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