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C1848
Sketches in Australia No. 2 from Drawings by Captn. R.M. Westmacott Late 4th King’s Own Regt.
Very rare cover for Part 3 of Westmacott’s, Sketches in Australia No. 3 from Drawings by Captn. R.M. Westmacott Late 4th King’s Own Regt.’ Drawn on Stone by W. Spreat, Printed at W.Spreat’s Lithographic Establishment. Exeter. The view on the cover … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Sketches in Australia No. 2 from Drawings by Captn. R.M. Westmacott Late 4th King’s Own Regt.
Date:
C1848
Condition:
Overall toning and with
Technique:
Lithograph
Image Size:
220mm
x 295mm
Paper Size:
253mm
x 358mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1848
Description:
Very rare cover for Part 3 of Westmacott’s, Sketches in Australia No. 3 from Drawings by Captn. R.M. Westmacott Late 4th King’s Own Regt.’ Drawn on Stone by W. Spreat, Printed at W.Spreat’s Lithographic Establishment. Exeter.
The view on the cover is of the Wollongong area.
Capt. Robert Westmacott (1801 - 1870)
Sketcher, army officer and pioneer. He is best known for his sketches in Australia, a series of views of Sydney and rural New South Wales. Settling north Bulli he bred horses and was said to have discovered and surveyed the road now called Bulli Pass.
