Transported, comprising four engravings being The London Docks, Towers of London, The Village of Syd...
Transported, comprising four engravings being The London Docks, Towers of London, The Village of Sydney, and Hobartstown, [1813?-1821?], accompanied by a printed booklet, 2019 / compiled by Lynette Jensen
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Date
[1813?-1821?], 2019
Call Numbers
PXA 7243
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Formats
Pictures, Prints and Manuscripts
Physical Description
Contents
4 prints - platemark 18.0 x 22.7 cm on sheet 20.8 x 26.3 cm or smaller + booklet - hand-coloured engraving
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Out of copyright : - applies to engravings
Copyright status : In copyright - applies to printed booklet
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder
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Contents
A collection of four hand coloured copperplate engravings from Frederick Justin Bertuch's children's encyclopedia, Bilderbuch für Kinder. The collection was compiled by Jensen to depict the beginning and end points of the convict transportation journey, and the engravings are accompanied by a 20-page printed booklet, 'Transported : from the London...
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Full title
Transported, comprising four engravings being The London Docks, Towers of London, The Village of Sydney, and Hobartstown, [1813?-1821?], accompanied by a printed booklet, 2019 / compiled by Lynette Jensen
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Author / Artists
Notes
Description source
English titles sourced from Transported : from the London Docks to the Penal Colony of New South Wales / Lynette Jensen, 2019
German titles sourced from text adjacent to plates in Bilderbuch für Kinder
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Lynette Jensen in honour of Margaret Bettison, October 2019
Administrative / Biographical history
Friedrich Johann Justin Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and patron of the arts. Between 1790 and 1830, Bertuch published the Bilderbuch für Kinder [Picturebook for Children], an illustrated encyclopedia covering subjects including history, science, geography and architecture. It comprised 12 volumes, included 1185 colour plates, and was...
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Call Numbers
PXA 7243
Record Identifier
9Namjo2Y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9Namjo2Y
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Reference code
9649933
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