The Halcyon: a regular packet from Launceston to Adelaide : Samuel Tulloch Commander.

Title

The Halcyon: a regular packet from Launceston to Adelaide : Samuel Tulloch Commander.

Date made

1848

Place made

Kanamaluka / Launceston, Tasmania, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

Craig (1961) provides the following imprint, :
'Engraved by W. Jones. Charles St. Launceston / The Halcyon. / A Regular Packet from Launceston to / Adelaide / Samuel Tulloch / Commander / Richard Green / Agent Launceston. / John Newman / Agent Adelaide.'.

Matrix size

6 11/16 x 10 3/4 inches [17.0 x 27.3 cm] (engraved area)

Edition information

print run unknown

Production notes

Craig (1961) notes that this is the only locally produced [Tasmanian] engraving of a ship that is known.

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania

Subject description

Portrait of the ship 'Halycon' built by John Munro at Gravelly Beach (28 kilometres north-west of Launceston), Tasmania. The 'Halycon' traded between Launceston and Adelaide, and later in Pacific waters including Pitcairn Island.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

211573

Last Updated

14 May 2026

Impressions

Collection

Private collection | Craig collection (1961)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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