Sydney Views 1788-1888

by Davison, Graeme

• ISBN13: 9781876991265
• ISBN10: 1876991267
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-30
• Publisher: Historic Houses Trust of New South

Summary

"Before the invention of photography, topographic views and panoramas were the main source of information about the progress of the new British outpost in the antipodes, its flora and fauna and Indigenous inhabitants. Publishers competed with each other for early drawings and watercolours of Sydney to engrave and use as illustrations for their latest books. Often distinguished by extraordinary detail, the views are both intriguing and impressive. They were like guidebooks for the armchair traveller, but they also played an important political role in celebrating and visually promoting the success of this far-flung colony." "Many of the individual works in the collection have become icons of Australian art: published together, they provide a unique perspective on Sydney's first hundred years."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Graeme Davison is a Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor of History at Monash University. Susan Hunt was Head Curator of the Museum of Sydney.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
The Collector and the Collection	p. 9
The Panorama and the Printing Press	p. 14
The Catalogue	p. 25
First Impressions	p. 26
The Entrance to Sydney Cove	p. 40
Sydney Cove and Sydney Town	p. 58
Townscapes	p. 92
From the North Shore	p. 108
Parramatta	p. 117
Bird's Eye and Metropolis	p. 124
Printing Terms	p. 140
Further Reading	p. 140
Index	p. 141
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