First Australian railway, July 3rd 1850.

Primary Artist

G. E. Peacock (1806–1855)

Title

First Australian railway, July 3rd 1850.

Date made

17 July 1850 (advertisment)

Place made

Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone; hand-coloured in watercolour

Text printed from matrix

printed lower right within image, 'G.E.P.'.
printed lower centre below image, 'FIRST AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY / JULY 3rd. 1850. / "Tandem fit surculus arbor" / J Allan. Lithr. 2 Bridge St. Sydney'.

Edition information

print-run unknown

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

1000014438

Creators

Peacock, G. E. | (1806–1855) Australian | English | Male | artist

Allan, John. | (1822–1883) Australian | Male | printer

Last Updated

11 May 2026

Impressions

Collection

National Library of Australia | Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK340.

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued?

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Collection

National Library of Australia | U4193; S9717

State

published state

Impression

presentation proof

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