Distant view of Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, from Blufhead 1825
plate 28 from Views of Australia or New South Wales & Van Diemen's Land , published by John Souter, London, 1824-25
hand-coloured aquatint and etching
17.3 x 27.1 cm (image) 20.0 x 27.1 cm (image and text) 22.4 x 32.0 cm (plate) 27.3 x 36.9 cm irreg. (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Joseph Brown Collection. Presented through the NGV Foundation by Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE, Honorary Life Benefactor, 2004
2004.259
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