Mann, DawnBiblio.com
MANN, David DickinsonBiblio.com
A complete set of four chromolithographic facsimile plates published in 1884 to accompany the reissue of Mann's 'The Present Picture of New South Wales' originally published in 1811
1884Best.-Nr. 130867Sydney: William Dymock 1884. Very Good. Sydney William Dymock 1884. Four large chromolithographs individually matted framed and glazed visible image sizes approximately 375 × 505 mm external dimensions 540 × 670 mm. 'View of Sydney from the East Side of the Cove. No. 1' is in excellent condition. 'View of Sydney from the West Side of the Cove. No. 2' has a closed 90 mm crack extending from the right-hand edge just above the trees. 'View of Sydney from the East Side of the Cove. No. 3' has a closed 70 mm crack extending from the right-hand edge just above the trees and a few spots of foxing. 'View of Sydney from the West Side of the Cove. No. 4' is cracked across the entire plate a little above the horizon with another thin closed crack extending about 110 mm from the bottom edge in the right-hand corner edge and a few spots of foxing. The much later frames need replacing at which stage the essentially unobtrusive blemishes to the prints can be treated if required. The full title of Mann's book is 'The Present Picture of New South Wales; illustrated with Four Large Coloured Views from Drawings taken on the Spot of Sydney the Seat of Government with a Plan of the Colony taken from actual Survey by Public Authority . with Hints for the Further Improvement of the Settlement'. It was originally published with two large hand-coloured aquatint views of Sydney in four sheets forming two impressive panoramas. The artwork was by the convict-artist John Eyre; original issues of these plates are extremely rare. In 1884 William Dymock issued chromolithographic facsimiles of the four plates accompanied by a booklet of explanatory text 'A Letterpress Description of the Views of Sydney in 1810' not offered with this set of plates. See Tim McCormick: 'First Views of Australia 1788-1825' plates 94-97 and pages 314-15. 4 items. William Dymock unknown
