Primary Artist

Joseph Lycett (1775–1828)

Title

The Western or Boundary Lake, Van Diemen's Land.

Date made

1 December 1824 (imprint)

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 974;1031

Category

Illustrated book

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, 'THE WESTERN or BOUNDARY LAKE. / Van Diemens Land. / London, Published Dec 1, 1824 by J. Souter. 73, St.Pauls Church Yard.'.

Matrix size

23.1 × 32.8 cm (plate-mark); 17.8 x 27.7 cm (printed image)

Subject categories

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania

Subject description

Landscape of Boundary Lake (no longer extant) in the Great Western Tiers region of Tasmania.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

34556

Creators

Lycett, Joseph. | (1775–1828) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

30 Jan 2026