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An easterly view of the town of Sydney, the cappital [sic] of New South Wales

An easterly view of the town of Sydney, the cappital [sic] of New South Wales. Taken from the west side of Benne Long's Point, 1812
P Slaeger, engraver; after John Eyre
Line engraving, published by A West
Purchased from Viscountess Strathallan, 1914
SV1/1812/2

This engraving was dedicated to Macquarie and remained in his possession after his return to Britain. The new four-storied Commissariat Store (left) and the number of ships in Sydney Cove are indicative of the colony's growing mercantile prosperity.