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John Eyre, New South Wales. View of Sydney, from the East Side of the Cove. No.2, 1810

New South Wales. View of Sydney, from the East Side of the Cove. No.2, 1810
John Eyre
Hand-coloured aquatint
XV1 / 1808 / 9 (DON: a1528168)

Merchants and traders

By 1810 Sydney was a bustling port whose commercial activities were rapidly accelerating. Governor Macquarie realised that private enterprise could provide the commercial activity required to transform the penal colony into a thriving and prosperous colonial society.