Title

The New South Wales calendar and general post office directory.

Physical description

Contemporary half calf over marbled paper boards. Spine gilt and with raised bands. Marbled end-papers. With a folding plan of Sydney Town, engraved title-page with illustrated vignette by W. Wilson, 2 folding tables, folding hand-coloured plate of Colonial Signals, folding plate of telegraph signals, a full-page engraved plan of Victoria Pass, 2 full-page engraved views, and 11 full-page illustrated trade advertisments. Inscription of title-page 1833.

Source

The New South Wales calendar and general post office directory. Sydney: Stephens and Stokes, 1833.

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Date made

1833

Place made

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

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

intaglio and relief

Technique

engravings; letterpress

Matrix size

20.6 x 13.6 cm (book (closed))

Support

paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

150257

Accession method

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Berkelouw Antiquarian Bookdealers, Mittagong, New South Wales, 2006.

Credit line

Purchased 2006

Subject categories

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Australia, Printed ephemera: Calendar

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013