Walter PRESTON (etcher), James WALLIS (draughtsman)
A view of Dawe's Battery at the entrance of Sydney Cove, New South Wales
(1817-1818)
plate 12 in An Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependant Settlements by James Wallis, published by Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1821

Medium
etching and engraving

Measurements
14.1 × 21.9 cm (image) 23.6 × 34.2 cm (plate) 33.1 × 48.1 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Joe White Bequest, 2010

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Inscription
printed in ink l.c.: Engrav'd by W. Preston. from an Original Drawing by Cap-t (t in superscript above -) Wallis . 46 th- (th in superscript above -) Regt- (t in superscript above -) / A View of Dawe's Battery at the entrance of Sydney Cove / New South Wales. / London.Pub.d (d in superscript above .)Sept.r (r in superscript above .).1.1820, at R. Ackermannn's, 101.Strand.
printed in ink with letterpress u.r.: XII.

Accession Number
2010.322

Department
Australian Prints & Drawings

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Walter PRESTON (etcher), James WALLIS (draughtsman)
A view of Dawe's Battery at the entrance of Sydney Cove, New South Wales
(1817-1818)
plate 12 in An Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependant Settlements by James Wallis, published by Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1821

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Walter PRESTON (etcher), James WALLIS (draughtsman) A view of Dawe's Battery at the entrance of Sydney Cove, New South Wales (1817-1818) plate 12 in An Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependant Settlements by James Wallis, published by Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1821

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Walter PRESTON (etcher), James WALLIS (draughtsman)
A view of Dawe's Battery at the entrance of Sydney Cove, New South Wales
(1817-1818)
plate 12 in An Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependant Settlements by James Wallis, published by Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1821