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The Horizon. Plate 5.
G. Wright Esq. inv et del. et pinx. Engraved by V. Woodthorpe, No 29 Fetter Lane London.
Published Dec.r 1st 1801 by R. Woolsey Islington.
Rare aquatint. 440 x 780mm (17¼ x 30¾"). Trimmed to plate at sides, some creasing.
An astronomical diagram, illustrating the celestial horizon. Underneath is large illustration of a bay lit by moonlight, with a man with a telescope sitting by a ruined classical arch.
[Ref: 40914] £360.00
G. Wright Esq. inv et del. et pinx. Engraved by V. Woodthorpe, No 29 Fetter Lane London.
Published Dec.r 1st 1801 by R. Woolsey Islington.
Rare aquatint. 440 x 780mm (17¼ x 30¾"). Trimmed to plate at sides, some creasing.
An astronomical diagram, illustrating the celestial horizon. Underneath is large illustration of a bay lit by moonlight, with a man with a telescope sitting by a ruined classical arch.
[Ref: 40914] £360.00
Garden Island.
Woodthorpe sc.
Published March 5 1803 by M. Jones Paternoster Row.
Hand-coloured stipple, sheet 125 x 210mm (4¾ x 8¼"). Cut to plate at bottom.
Garden Island, an inner-city locality of Sydney since joined to the mainland, and used for government and naval purposes since the first days of British settlement. From 'The History of New South Wales [...]' supposedly by the famous pickpocket George Barrington (first published 1802), although there is no evidence of his involvement with the book, and London publishers used his name without scruples. As Tim McCormick shows, the views and text in the book were plagiarised from various sources. This engraving does not relate to any other known views but uit and the other views of the book 'are of interest because they illustrate how the already complex process of converting an original field drawing to a published book illustration can be still further extended by an illicit traffic in images'.
Tim McCormick, 'First Views of Australia 1788-1825', p.276; for another view of Sydney from the series see ref. 15718.
[Ref: 37078] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Woodthorpe sc.
Published March 5 1803 by M. Jones Paternoster Row.
Hand-coloured stipple, sheet 125 x 210mm (4¾ x 8¼"). Cut to plate at bottom.
Garden Island, an inner-city locality of Sydney since joined to the mainland, and used for government and naval purposes since the first days of British settlement. From 'The History of New South Wales [...]' supposedly by the famous pickpocket George Barrington (first published 1802), although there is no evidence of his involvement with the book, and London publishers used his name without scruples. As Tim McCormick shows, the views and text in the book were plagiarised from various sources. This engraving does not relate to any other known views but uit and the other views of the book 'are of interest because they illustrate how the already complex process of converting an original field drawing to a published book illustration can be still further extended by an illicit traffic in images'.
Tim McCormick, 'First Views of Australia 1788-1825', p.276; for another view of Sydney from the series see ref. 15718.
[Ref: 37078] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Entrance of Paramatta River.
Woodthorpe sc.
Published March 25 1803 by M. Jones Paternoster Row.
Hand-coloured stipple and etching, 1804 watermarked paper; sheet 125 x 210mm (4¾ x 8¼").
The Paramatta River is a waterway in Sydney, Australia. It is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour. Here a ship can be seen entering with a British Flag marking the territory on the shore. From "The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Port Jackson, Parramatta, Sydney, and all its dependancies, from the Original Discovery of the Island with the Customs and Manners of the Natives; and an Account of the English Colony, -from its- Foundation, to the Present Times. by George Barrington; superintendent of the Convicts. Enriched with beautiful Coloured Prints."
Tim McCormick, 'First Views of Australia 1788-1825'; for another impression see ref. 15621.
[Ref: 37079] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Woodthorpe sc.
Published March 25 1803 by M. Jones Paternoster Row.
Hand-coloured stipple and etching, 1804 watermarked paper; sheet 125 x 210mm (4¾ x 8¼").
The Paramatta River is a waterway in Sydney, Australia. It is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour. Here a ship can be seen entering with a British Flag marking the territory on the shore. From "The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Port Jackson, Parramatta, Sydney, and all its dependancies, from the Original Discovery of the Island with the Customs and Manners of the Natives; and an Account of the English Colony, -from its- Foundation, to the Present Times. by George Barrington; superintendent of the Convicts. Enriched with beautiful Coloured Prints."
Tim McCormick, 'First Views of Australia 1788-1825'; for another impression see ref. 15621.
[Ref: 37079] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
East View of Sydney.
V. Woodthorpe sc.
Published Dec. 24. 1803, by M.Jones Paternoster Row.
Hand-coloured stipple, sheet 125 x 210mm (4¾ x 8¼"). Cut to platemark.
Early view of Sydney, from 'The History of New South Wales [...]' supposedly by the famous pickpocket George Barrington (first published 1802), although there is no evidence of his involvement with the book, and London publishers used his name without scruples. This view, as McCormick notes, is a mirror-image of an engraving published in David Collins' 'An Account of the English Colony' (London, 1798), itself after a watercolour by Edward Dayes. The source has been augmented with the addition of an Aboriginal Australian aiming a spear at a British settler, drawing parallels with violence against settlers often depicted in prints such as those documenting Cook's voyages.
Tim McCormick, 'First Views of Australia 1788-1825', p.276; for another view of Sydney from the series see ref. 15718.
[Ref: 56330] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
V. Woodthorpe sc.
Published Dec. 24. 1803, by M.Jones Paternoster Row.
Hand-coloured stipple, sheet 125 x 210mm (4¾ x 8¼"). Cut to platemark.
Early view of Sydney, from 'The History of New South Wales [...]' supposedly by the famous pickpocket George Barrington (first published 1802), although there is no evidence of his involvement with the book, and London publishers used his name without scruples. This view, as McCormick notes, is a mirror-image of an engraving published in David Collins' 'An Account of the English Colony' (London, 1798), itself after a watercolour by Edward Dayes. The source has been augmented with the addition of an Aboriginal Australian aiming a spear at a British settler, drawing parallels with violence against settlers often depicted in prints such as those documenting Cook's voyages.
Tim McCormick, 'First Views of Australia 1788-1825', p.276; for another view of Sydney from the series see ref. 15718.
[Ref: 56330] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Sydney.
V. Woodthorpe sc.
Published Dec.24.1802, by M.Jones Paternoster Row.
Hand-coloured engraving. 120 x 192mm. 4¾ x 7½". Staining.
The site of the first British colony in Australia, established in 1788 at Sydney Cove by Arthur Philip, commodore of the First Fleet. A young man leads his bulls along the pathway pulling along a large tree trunk. From "The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Port Jackson, Parramatta, Sydney, and all its dependancies, from the Original Discovery of the Island with the Customs and Manners of the Natives; and an Account of the English Colony, -from its- Foundation, to the Present Times. by George Barrington; superintendent of the Convicts. Enriched with beautiful Coloured Prints."
[Ref: 15718] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
V. Woodthorpe sc.
Published Dec.24.1802, by M.Jones Paternoster Row.
Hand-coloured engraving. 120 x 192mm. 4¾ x 7½". Staining.
The site of the first British colony in Australia, established in 1788 at Sydney Cove by Arthur Philip, commodore of the First Fleet. A young man leads his bulls along the pathway pulling along a large tree trunk. From "The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Port Jackson, Parramatta, Sydney, and all its dependancies, from the Original Discovery of the Island with the Customs and Manners of the Natives; and an Account of the English Colony, -from its- Foundation, to the Present Times. by George Barrington; superintendent of the Convicts. Enriched with beautiful Coloured Prints."
[Ref: 15718] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Sydney.
V. Woodthorpe sc.
Published Dec.24.1802, by M.Jones Paternoster Row.
Hand-coloured stipple, sheet 125 x 210mm (4¾ x 8¼"). Small margins. Staining.
Early view of Sydney. A rough reworking of a 1796 engraving (itself based on a watercolour by Edward Dayes) which represents a team of Cape bullocks toiling up Brickfield Hill, George Street near present-day Central Railway Station. Here the cattle have been retained but the landscape is flatter and less detailed. From 'The History of New South Wales [...]' supposedly by the famous pickpocket George Barrington (first published 1802), although there is no evidence of his involvement with the book, and London publishers used his name without scruples.
Tim McCormick, 'First Views of Australia 1788-1825', p.276; for another impression see ref. 15718.
[Ref: 37076] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
V. Woodthorpe sc.
Published Dec.24.1802, by M.Jones Paternoster Row.
Hand-coloured stipple, sheet 125 x 210mm (4¾ x 8¼"). Small margins. Staining.
Early view of Sydney. A rough reworking of a 1796 engraving (itself based on a watercolour by Edward Dayes) which represents a team of Cape bullocks toiling up Brickfield Hill, George Street near present-day Central Railway Station. Here the cattle have been retained but the landscape is flatter and less detailed. From 'The History of New South Wales [...]' supposedly by the famous pickpocket George Barrington (first published 1802), although there is no evidence of his involvement with the book, and London publishers used his name without scruples.
Tim McCormick, 'First Views of Australia 1788-1825', p.276; for another impression see ref. 15718.
[Ref: 37076] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Town & Cove of Sydney.
Woodthorpe sc.
Published by M. Jones Paternoster Row March 18. 1803
Hand-coloured stipple, sheet 125 x 210mm (4¾ x 8¼"). Slight staining to edges. Cut to plate at bottom.
Early view of Sydney, from 'The History of New South Wales [...]' supposedly by the famous pickpocket George Barrington (first published 1802), although there is no evidence of his involvement with the book, and London publishers used his name without scruples. As Tim McCormick shows, the views and text in the book were plagiarised from various sources. This engraving does not relate to any other known views. McCormick states of this view that it appears to show the Clock Tower (completed 1797) and a view across Bennelong Point and the Cove.
Tim McCormick, 'First Views of Australia 1788-1825', p.276; for another view of Sydney from the series see ref. 15718.
[Ref: 37077] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Woodthorpe sc.
Published by M. Jones Paternoster Row March 18. 1803
Hand-coloured stipple, sheet 125 x 210mm (4¾ x 8¼"). Slight staining to edges. Cut to plate at bottom.
Early view of Sydney, from 'The History of New South Wales [...]' supposedly by the famous pickpocket George Barrington (first published 1802), although there is no evidence of his involvement with the book, and London publishers used his name without scruples. As Tim McCormick shows, the views and text in the book were plagiarised from various sources. This engraving does not relate to any other known views. McCormick states of this view that it appears to show the Clock Tower (completed 1797) and a view across Bennelong Point and the Cove.
Tim McCormick, 'First Views of Australia 1788-1825', p.276; for another view of Sydney from the series see ref. 15718.
[Ref: 37077] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Entrance of Paramatta River.
Woodthorpe sc.
Pub. March 25. 1803 by M. Jones, Paternoster Row. [London: Printed for M. Jonesm No.1 Paternoster Row: -1802.-]
Hand-coloured engraving. 120 x 210mm. 4¾ x 8¼".
The Paramatta River is a waterway in Sydney, Australia. It is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour. Here a ship can be seen entering with a British Flag marking the territory on the shore. From "The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Port Jackson, Parramatta, Sydney, and all its dependancies, from the Original Discovery of the Island with the Customs and Manners of the Natives; and an Account of the English Colony, -from its- Foundation, to the Present Times. by George Barrington; superintendent of the Convicts. Enriched with beautiful Coloured Prints."
[Ref: 15621] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Woodthorpe sc.
Pub. March 25. 1803 by M. Jones, Paternoster Row. [London: Printed for M. Jonesm No.1 Paternoster Row: -1802.-]
Hand-coloured engraving. 120 x 210mm. 4¾ x 8¼".
The Paramatta River is a waterway in Sydney, Australia. It is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour. Here a ship can be seen entering with a British Flag marking the territory on the shore. From "The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Port Jackson, Parramatta, Sydney, and all its dependancies, from the Original Discovery of the Island with the Customs and Manners of the Natives; and an Account of the English Colony, -from its- Foundation, to the Present Times. by George Barrington; superintendent of the Convicts. Enriched with beautiful Coloured Prints."
[Ref: 15621] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)