Ansicht der Stadt Sidney, von der Sudseite und der Mundung des Paramatta Flusses. German hand colored engraving of Sydney after the Peron view
by [Sydney, Australia]
- Used
- Condition
- Very good condition
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
1815. Very good condition. Early hand colored copper engraving of Sydney, with Aborigines tending a fire at the left foreground, tents on the shore in the middle ground, and the harbor with many sailing ships, and the city in the distance.
With the text sheet, in both German and French, which describes Sydney as a place of exile for English criminals: "Elle [Sydney] sert en meme tems (sic) de lieu d'exil pour les criminelles anglais, qu'on y transporte, et que l'on applique aux ouvrages publics (sic), jusqu'a ce qu'ils aient subi leurs peines." At the top of the text sheet, "Melanges, CXCV, Vol VIII, No. 48".
Text sheet with a bit of fox spotting; the upper corner with 3/4" crescent torn away, not affecting text. The engraving bright and clean. 8 1/2 x 6 3/4" image on paper 9 1/2 x 7 3/4"
With the text sheet, in both German and French, which describes Sydney as a place of exile for English criminals: "Elle [Sydney] sert en meme tems (sic) de lieu d'exil pour les criminelles anglais, qu'on y transporte, et que l'on applique aux ouvrages publics (sic), jusqu'a ce qu'ils aient subi leurs peines." At the top of the text sheet, "Melanges, CXCV, Vol VIII, No. 48".
Text sheet with a bit of fox spotting; the upper corner with 3/4" crescent torn away, not affecting text. The engraving bright and clean. 8 1/2 x 6 3/4" image on paper 9 1/2 x 7 3/4"
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- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21978
- Title
- Ansicht der Stadt Sidney, von der Sudseite und der Mundung des Paramatta Flusses. German hand colored engraving of Sydney after the Peron view
- Author
- [Sydney, Australia]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1815
- Bookseller catalogs
- PRINTS; AUSTRALIA; SYDNEY; ABORIGINES;
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Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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