View of the Heads, at the Entrance to Port Jackson, New South WalesX
Primary Artist
Joseph Lycett (1775–1828)
Title
View of the Heads, at the Entrance to Port Jackson, New South WalesX
Date made
1 October 1824 (imprint)Place made
London, Greater London, England View on map Close map
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 974;1031
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand- coloured
Text printed from matrix
printed lower left below image, 'I. Lycett, Delt et Execute.'.
printed lower centre below image, 'VIEW OF THE HEADS, / at the Entrance to Port Jackson. / NEW SOUTH WALES. / London, Published Oct.1. 1824 by J. Souter. 73, St.Pauls Church Yard.'.
Matrix size
23.4 x 32.4 cm (plate-mark); 17.1 × 27.0 cm (printed image)
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject categories
Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales
Subject description
Harbour scene of the Heads, Port Jackson, Sydney, looking north from South Head near the Macquarie Lighthouse. Watsons Bay at left, North Harbour (now Manly Cove) in the middle distance and hills of present-day Bouddi National Park in the distance.
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
48041
Creators
Lycett, Joseph. | (1775–1828) Australian | English | Male | artist
Last Updated
30 Jan 2026
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 59.252
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
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