Primary Artist

Thomas Shotter Boys (1803–1874)

Title

View of Sydney from St. Leonards

Other titles

Sydney from the North Shore

Date made

11 September 1843 (imprint)

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones; hand-coloured

Text printed from matrix

printed lower left within image, signed in image lower left 'Martens / 1842'.
printed lower right within image, 'Sydney from the North Shore 1842'.
printed lower left below image, 'Drawn on Stone by T.S. Boys'.
printed lower right below image, 'C.Graf. Lith to her Majesty.'.
printed lower centre below image, 'VIEW OF SYDNEY, FROM ST, LEONARDS.'
printed lower centre below title, 'Published at 14 Pall Mall East by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi Publishers to Her Majesty and the Royal Family Sept. 11th. 1843.'

Matrix size

27.4 x 50.4 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print run unknown

Production notes

In early issues of this lithograph, there are two Aboriginal figures featured in the foreground, one sitting , one standing and a dog. In later issues of this lithograph Martens has overpainted these figures and introduced European settlers.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

27142

Creators

Boys, Thomas Shotter. | (1803–1874) English | Male | lithographer

Martens, Conrad. | (1801–1878) Australian | English | Male | print after

Paul & Dominic Colnaghi. | English | Organisation | publisher

Graf, Charles. | (1843–1851) English | Organisation | printer

Last Updated

12 Feb 2026