Artwork: Major Mitchell’s map of the Colony of New South Wales (1834) 1994
Artist: Thomas Livingstone Mitchell
Medium: engraving on Hahnemuhle paper; Original engraved by John Carmichael, published in London 1834; reprinted by Basil Hall at Studio One, Canberra, 1994
Edition: 106/200
Dimensions: 3 @ 59 x 129cm
Acquisition: An acquisition of the ACT Legislative Assembly Art Advisory Committee, 2000
Asset no: OLA001979
About the Work
These maps were printed from the plates originally engraved by John Carmichael for Major Mitchell in 1834. Mitchell was the Surveyor-General of New South Wales 1827–1855. The plates were reprinted using traditional methods by master printmaker Basil Hall at Studio One (now Megalo Print Studio) one of Australia’s finest printmaking workshops, under the auspices of the Association of Consulting Surveyors. Mitchell’s maps point to the earliest European presence in our region and the information he gathered was the backbone for the drafting of the Australian Capital Territory. Republished in 1994 by the Archives Authority of New South Wales from the original copper plates in limited edition.