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JOSEPH LYCETT (c.1775-1828)
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JOSEPH LYCETT (c.1775-1828)
Views in Australia; or New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land delineated. London: J.Souter, 1824-[1825]. Oblong 4° (261 x 358mm). Hand-coloured lithographic title, 2 engraved maps by and after J. Tyrer, one folding, 48 hand-coloured aquatint plates after Lycett. (Folding map laid down and with 3cm. clean tear, some spotting to first plate and its accompanying text, plates 22 in part one and 4, 9, 13, and 16 in part two with oxidisation in sky area, occasional isolated marginal spots.) Light tan calf by Riviere and Son, covers with gilt roll tool border, gilt spine compartments with repeated fleuron, gilt turn-ins and edges (light scuff marks and stains to covers).
'THE MOST CELEBRATED OF AUSTRALIAN TOPOGRAPHICAL PLATE BOOKS' (Wantrup), with one map and 24 plates devoted to New South Wales and an equal number to Van Diemen's Land. Lycett, a professional painter of portraits and miniatures, was transported to New South Wales for forgery in 1814. Following his conditional discharge in 1819 he travelled and painted landscapes in the two colonies, adopting the role of an unofficial government artist. After gaining an absolute pardon in 1821, he returned to England, and found a publisher to produce his views in 13 monthly parts between July 1824 and June 1825. Demand immediately proved strong enough for the proposed lithographic plates to be replaced by aquatints. On completion of the parts issue, the work was published in book form. Wantrup treats Lycett as 'the outstanding artist of his period in Australia ... his Views in Australia is a landmark in the development of the Australian illustrated book.' Abbey Travel 570; Tooley 310; Ferguson 974; Wantrup 218b.
Views in Australia; or New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land delineated. London: J.Souter, 1824-[1825]. Oblong 4° (261 x 358mm). Hand-coloured lithographic title, 2 engraved maps by and after J. Tyrer, one folding, 48 hand-coloured aquatint plates after Lycett. (Folding map laid down and with 3cm. clean tear, some spotting to first plate and its accompanying text, plates 22 in part one and 4, 9, 13, and 16 in part two with oxidisation in sky area, occasional isolated marginal spots.) Light tan calf by Riviere and Son, covers with gilt roll tool border, gilt spine compartments with repeated fleuron, gilt turn-ins and edges (light scuff marks and stains to covers).
'THE MOST CELEBRATED OF AUSTRALIAN TOPOGRAPHICAL PLATE BOOKS' (Wantrup), with one map and 24 plates devoted to New South Wales and an equal number to Van Diemen's Land. Lycett, a professional painter of portraits and miniatures, was transported to New South Wales for forgery in 1814. Following his conditional discharge in 1819 he travelled and painted landscapes in the two colonies, adopting the role of an unofficial government artist. After gaining an absolute pardon in 1821, he returned to England, and found a publisher to produce his views in 13 monthly parts between July 1824 and June 1825. Demand immediately proved strong enough for the proposed lithographic plates to be replaced by aquatints. On completion of the parts issue, the work was published in book form. Wantrup treats Lycett as 'the outstanding artist of his period in Australia ... his Views in Australia is a landmark in the development of the Australian illustrated book.' Abbey Travel 570; Tooley 310; Ferguson 974; Wantrup 218b.
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