C1839

The River Darling.

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Rare c.19th lithograph the Darling River, New South Wales by Thomas Mitchell (1792 – 1855). References: Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 2811. Wantrup, J. Australian Rare Books. Sydney, 1987 : 129. Collections: State Library … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

The River Darling.

Date:

C1839

Artist:

Major Thomas Mitchell (1792 - 1855)

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Hand coloured lithograph.

Image Size:

158mm

x 98mm

Paper Size:

216mm

x 133mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1839

Description:

Rare c.19th lithograph the Darling River, New South Wales by Thomas Mitchell (1792 – 1855).

References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 2811.
Wantrup, J. Australian Rare Books. Sydney, 1987 : 129.

Collections:
State Library Victoria: SLT 919.44 M69T
State Library New South Wales: MMS ID 991013765779702626
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 1090579

Major Thomas Mitchell (1792 - 1855)

In 1827, with the support of Sir George Murray, Mitchell became Assistant Surveyor General of New South Wales with the right to succeed John Oxley. Oxley died the following year, and on 27 May 1828, Mitchell became Surveyor General. In this post he did much to improve the quality and accuracy of surveying – a vital task in a colony where huge tracts of land were being opened up and sold to new settlers. One of the first roads surveyed under his leadership was the Great North Road, built by convict labour between 1826 and 1836 linking Sydney to the Hunter Region. The Great South Road (now replaced by the Hume Highway), also convict-built, linked Sydney and Goulburn. As Surveyor General, Mitchell also completed maps and plans of Sydney, including Darling Point, Point Piper, the city, and Port Jackson. In 1834 he was commissioned to survey a map of the Nineteen Counties. The map he produced was done with such skill and accuracy that he was awarded a knighthood

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