Primary Artist

Vincent Woodthorpe (1764–1822)

Title

East View of Sydney

Source

Barrington, George. 'An Account of a Voyage to New South Wales'. London: M. Jones, 1803.

Page or Plate number

plate 10

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 366, 367

Date made

5 February 1803 (imprint)

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured

Text printed from matrix

printed lower right below image, 'V. Woodthorpe Sc'.
printed lower centre below image 'EAST VIEW OF SYDNEY./ Published by M. Jones, Paternoster Row. Feb 5 1803.'.

Matrix size

7.8 x 14.5 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print-run unknown

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Subject description

Early view of Sydney with an Aboriginal man and European man in front of houses in the foreground and other village buildings in the background.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

82217

Creators

Jones, M. | (1810–) English | publisher

Woodthorpe, Vincent. | (1764–1822) English | Male | artist

Last Updated

20 May 2026