View of Newcastle, New South Wales. [1st plate].

Primary Artist

Walter Preston (1787–1821)

Title

View of Newcastle, New South Wales. [1st plate].

Date made

1817

Place made

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Text printed from matrix

printed centre below border line, Engrav'd by W.Preston, from a Drawing bt Captn. Wallis 46 Regt.'.
printed centre below image, View of Newcastle. New South Wales.'.

Matrix size

12.6 x 20.3 cm (printed image); 12.8 x 20.5 cm (printed border line); 14.1 x 20.5 cm (image, text)

Edition information

proofs only (2 known); plate abandoned. 2nd version made

Country of context

Australia

Last Updated

26 Jan 2026

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 2014.2412B

State

unpublished state

Impression

proof impression

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Collection

State Library of New South Wales

State

unpublished state

Impression

undesignated proof impression

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