Panoramic views of Port Jackson, ca. 1821 / drawn by Major James Taylor, 48th Regiment, engraved by...
Panoramic views of Port Jackson, ca. 1821 / drawn by Major James Taylor, 48th Regiment, engraved by R. Havell & Sons
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Date
London : Colnahi & Co., 1823
Call Numbers
XV1/ca. 1821/8 , XV1/ca. 1821/9 , XV1/ca. 1821/10
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Physical Description
Contents
3 prints - various sizes - acquatint
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Access and use
Issue Copy
Copy print : XV1/ca. 1821/8 - 10
Available on open access in the Mitchell Library Reading Room
Finding aids
Research notes by P. Mander Jones available in Mitchell Library Reading Room , PXn 96 -
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Plate 1. The entrance of Port Jackson, and part of the town of Sydney, New South Wales, 15 1/2 in. x 22 3/4 in.
Plate 2. The town of Sydney in New South Wales, 15 7/16 in. x 22 3/4 in.
Plate 3. Part of the Harbour of Port Jackson, and the country between Sydney and the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 15/16 in. x 22 7/8 in.
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Full title
Panoramic views of Port Jackson, ca. 1821 / drawn by Major James Taylor, 48th Regiment, engraved by R. Havell & Sons
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Notes
General note
Printed in black and calendered. Ink very pale due either to light impression or to fading. May be a set pulled off at a much later date than the original edition, compared with DGV1/69-71.
The copper plates from which these were printed are at DG R1-R3. Plates were chrome plated in 1987 by Alecto Historical Editions, London, see PXD 604, fu...
Date note
The panorama show the tower of St James built but not the spire, so date should be ca. 1821. Foundation stone laid October 1819, church erecting Feb. 1820, hopes to have it roofed and nearly completed in 8 months time (H.R.A. X, 283), church in Hyde Park nearly completed (list of public buildings to Nov. 30, 1821 H.R.A. X. 687), not yet completed D...
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Information transferred from Pictures Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2008-2009
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
XV1/ca. 1821/8 , XV1/ca. 1821/9 , XV1/ca. 1821/10
Record Identifier
9qoQXMQ1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9qoQXMQ1
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Reference code
861974
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