Primary Artist

Philip Slager (1755–1815)

Title

View of part of the town of Parramatta in New South Wales. Taken from the north side of the river.

Other titles

Second part view of the town of Parramatta, taken from the north side of the river

Date made

30 November 1812 (imprint)

Place made

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

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 570a

Work number

A.NSW.1812.11.30

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

printed, upper left above image, in black ink, 'No. 12.'.
printed in lower left below image black ink, 'Drawn by J. Eyre'.
printed lower right below image in black ink, 'Engraved by P. Slaeger.'.
printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'View of PART of the TOWN of PARRAMATTA, in New South Wales, Taken from the North Side of the River. / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie, Esq: Governor of New South Wales &c.&c.&c. / Published Nov 30th 1812 by A. West, Sydney. '

Matrix size

22.1 x 35.7 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Legacy id

144093

Creators

Eyre, John. | (1771–1812) English | Male | print after

West, Absalom. | (1795–) Australian | English | Male | publisher

Slager, Philip. | (1755–1815) Australian | English | German | Male | engraver

Last Updated

19 Jan 2026