Engraving
Maker & role
Absalom West, Publisher
Production date
30 Nov 1812
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Object detail
Title
Views in New South Wales
Production place
Collection
Measurements
0 - Whole, H: 27 x W: 40cm (H: 270 x W: 400mm)
Production notes
After John Eyre. Dedicated (by permission) to Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales. First series 1 January 1813.
Subject Place
Botany Bay/Sydney/NSW/Australia
Port Jackson/Sydney/NSW/Australia
Hunter River/NSW/Australia
Newcastle/NSW/Australia
Parramatta River/Sydney/NSW/Australia
Parramatta/Sydney/NSW/Australia
Shark Bay/Vaucluse/Sydney/NSW/Australia
Sydney/NSW/Australia
North Head/Sydney/NSW/Australia
South Head/Sydney/NSW/Australia
Port Jackson/Sydney/NSW/Australia
Hunter River/NSW/Australia
Newcastle/NSW/Australia
Parramatta River/Sydney/NSW/Australia
Parramatta/Sydney/NSW/Australia
Shark Bay/Vaucluse/Sydney/NSW/Australia
Sydney/NSW/Australia
North Head/Sydney/NSW/Australia
South Head/Sydney/NSW/Australia
Signature & marks
HHT 85-1: Printed on upper left "No.1"; printed on lower left "Drawn by J Eyre's [sic]"; printed on lower right "Engraved by W Preston"; printed along lower edge "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 New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."
HHT 85-2: Imprinted on upper left "No.2"; imprinted on lower left "Drawn by J Eyre"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by W Preston"; imprinted along lower edge "PORT JACKSON HARBOUR, in New South Wales: with a distant View of the BLUE MOUNTAINS. / Taken from South Head / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."
HHT 85-3: Imprinted on upper left "No.4"; imprinted on lower left "Drawn by J Eyres [sic]"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by W Preston"; imprinted along lower edge "View of PART of SYDNEY, the CAPITAL of New South Wales. / Taken from Bene Long's Point / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."
HHT 85-4: Imprinted on upper left "No.5"; imprinted on lower left "Drawn by I R Brown"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by W Preston"; imprinted along lower edge "View of HUNTERS RIVER, near NEWCASTLE, New South Wales. / Taken from Prospect Hill / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."; faded red stamp on lower right corner "A. Atkin, Blackburn"
HHT 85-5: Imprinted on upper left "No.6"; imprinted on lower left "Drawn by I R Brown"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by W Preston"; imprinted along lower edge "NEWCASTLE, in New South Wales with a distant View of POINT STEPHEN. / Taken from Prospect Hill / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."
HHT 85-6: Imprinted on upper left "No.7"; imprinted on lower left "Drawn by J Eyre"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by W Preston"; imprinted along lower edge "NORTH HARBOUR, in New South Wales with a View of PORT JACKSON HEADS. / Taken from Belmont / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."
HHT 85-7: Imprinted on upper left "No.8"; imprinted on lower left "Drawn by J Eyre"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by W Preston"; imprinted along lower edge "A NATIVE CAMP near COCKLE BAY, New South Wales with a View of PARRAMATTA RIVER. / Taken from Dawes's Point / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."
HHT 85-8: Imprinted on lower left "Drawn by J Eyre"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by W Preston"; imprinted along lower edge "View of part of the RIVER of SYDNEY, in New South Wales / Taken from St. Phillips Church Yards / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."
HHT 85-9: Imprinted on upper left "No.9"; imprinted on lower left "Drawn by J Eyers [sic]"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by W Preston"; imprinted along lower edge "View of PART of SYDNEY, the CAPITAL of New South Wales / Taken from Dawes's Point / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."
HHT 85-10: Imprinted on upper left "No.10"; imprinted on lower left "Drawn by J Eyre's [sic]"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by W Preston"; imprinted along lower edge "View of PART of SYDNEY, the CAPITAL of New South Wales / Taken from Dawes's Point / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."; faded red stamp on lower right corner "A. Atkin, Blackburn"
HHT 85-11: Imprinted on upper left "No.12"; imprinted on lower left "Drawn by J Eyre"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by P Slaeger"; imprinted along lower edge "View of PART of the TOWN of PARRAMATTA, in New South Wales / Taken from the North Side of the River / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."
HHT 85-12: Imprinted on lower left "Drawn by J Eyre"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by W Preston"; imprinted along lower edge "View of SHARKS BAY, in New South Wales / Taken from Vinegar Hill / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."
HHT 85-2: Imprinted on upper left "No.2"; imprinted on lower left "Drawn by J Eyre"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by W Preston"; imprinted along lower edge "PORT JACKSON HARBOUR, in New South Wales: with a distant View of the BLUE MOUNTAINS. / Taken from South Head / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."
HHT 85-3: Imprinted on upper left "No.4"; imprinted on lower left "Drawn by J Eyres [sic]"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by W Preston"; imprinted along lower edge "View of PART of SYDNEY, the CAPITAL of New South Wales. / Taken from Bene Long's Point / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."
HHT 85-4: Imprinted on upper left "No.5"; imprinted on lower left "Drawn by I R Brown"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by W Preston"; imprinted along lower edge "View of HUNTERS RIVER, near NEWCASTLE, New South Wales. / Taken from Prospect Hill / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."; faded red stamp on lower right corner "A. Atkin, Blackburn"
HHT 85-5: Imprinted on upper left "No.6"; imprinted on lower left "Drawn by I R Brown"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by W Preston"; imprinted along lower edge "NEWCASTLE, in New South Wales with a distant View of POINT STEPHEN. / Taken from Prospect Hill / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."
HHT 85-6: Imprinted on upper left "No.7"; imprinted on lower left "Drawn by J Eyre"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by W Preston"; imprinted along lower edge "NORTH HARBOUR, in New South Wales with a View of PORT JACKSON HEADS. / Taken from Belmont / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."
HHT 85-7: Imprinted on upper left "No.8"; imprinted on lower left "Drawn by J Eyre"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by W Preston"; imprinted along lower edge "A NATIVE CAMP near COCKLE BAY, New South Wales with a View of PARRAMATTA RIVER. / Taken from Dawes's Point / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."
HHT 85-8: Imprinted on lower left "Drawn by J Eyre"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by W Preston"; imprinted along lower edge "View of part of the RIVER of SYDNEY, in New South Wales / Taken from St. Phillips Church Yards / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."
HHT 85-9: Imprinted on upper left "No.9"; imprinted on lower left "Drawn by J Eyers [sic]"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by W Preston"; imprinted along lower edge "View of PART of SYDNEY, the CAPITAL of New South Wales / Taken from Dawes's Point / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."
HHT 85-10: Imprinted on upper left "No.10"; imprinted on lower left "Drawn by J Eyre's [sic]"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by W Preston"; imprinted along lower edge "View of PART of SYDNEY, the CAPITAL of New South Wales / Taken from Dawes's Point / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."; faded red stamp on lower right corner "A. Atkin, Blackburn"
HHT 85-11: Imprinted on upper left "No.12"; imprinted on lower left "Drawn by J Eyre"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by P Slaeger"; imprinted along lower edge "View of PART of the TOWN of PARRAMATTA, in New South Wales / Taken from the North Side of the River / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."
HHT 85-12: Imprinted on lower left "Drawn by J Eyre"; imprinted on lower right "Engraved by W Preston"; imprinted along lower edge "View of SHARKS BAY, in New South Wales / Taken from Vinegar Hill / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq. Governor of New South Wales & c. & c. & c. / Published Novr 30th 1812 by A West. Sydney."
Credit line
Gift, through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2006
Caroline Simpson Collection, Museum of Sydney Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Caroline Simpson Collection, Museum of Sydney Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Caption
Twelve hand-coloured engravings of views in New South Wales.
Description
This collection of 12 engravings of various topographic views depicts important landmarks and places in Sydney. The engravings reveal the changing nature and development of Sydney, and portray flattering and celebratory views of new industries, trade, peace and progress of the new English colony.
Accession number
MOS2007/29-1:12
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