Primary Artist

UNKNOWN

Title

Auction plan for lots in the township of Leith

Date made

1857

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone [or plate]

Support

cream wove paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

edition unknown

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

41958

Accession number

86.1163.2

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 7, 1985/86 (1986-03-11)

Credit line

Gift of John McPhee 1986.

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Auction notice Launceston Examiner Thursday 7 May 1857 p 4 col 6 (also appeared 28 April 1857 p4 col.6-7) "Mr Lewis Cowen/ Has received insturctions to sell as above, without the slightest reserve, the following very valuable properties which have been bought direct from the crown in the best part of the colony regardless of price./ Township Properties/ Fingal 94 building ALLOTMENTS/ Falmouth, 29 ditto ditto/ Leith, 10 ditto/ Terms very liveral, at sale./ Lithographed plans will be forwarded to the principal hotels in the various localities, from which every information can be obtained./ The auctioneer would also be happy to execute commissions to purchase properties for those who cannot conveniently attend the sale."

Creators

UNKNOWN | Aboriginal Australian | artist