The picture of Sydney and strangers' guide to New South Wales

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Title

The picture of Sydney and strangers' guide to New South Wales

Physical description

small octavo, with folding map, and 43 engravings on 31 separate plates in the original embossed cloth, rebacked with orginal spine retained

Date made

1839

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engravings, printed in black ink, from multiple plates

Edition information

second edition

Production notes

First edition published in 1838, second edition published in 1839.

Subject categories

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Legacy id

193947

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013

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State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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