Bidspirit auction | Barrington, Australia - South View

Barrington, Australia - South View of Sydney - This originally hand-colored engraving is from George Barrington's works The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Port Jackson, Parramatta, Sydney and all its dependencies... and An Account of a Voyage to New South Wales… The work was published in London by W. Flint for M. Jones in 1802. George Barrington was a convict that got transported to Australia in the Third Fleet. He was infamously known as the 'Prince of Pick-Pockets.' This work was ”..the earliest work with handcoloured topographical views of New South Wales.” (Wantrup) There is some speculation as to Barrington's actual involvement with the publication (Wantrup). Paper Size: ~ 8” by 4 7/8”