• Title
  [The Plains, Bathurst, ca. 1815-1816 / attributed to J.W. Lewin]
• Creator
  J. W. (John William) Lewin, 1770-1819
• Call number
  V*/Expl/2
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  ca. 1815-1816
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Watercolours
• Reference code
  442960
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  Drawings - 1 watercolour drawing - 46.2 x 66.4 (inside frame lines); 46.7 x 66.7 (sheet)
  
• Access Conditions
  
  Access via appointment
• Copying Conditions
  Out of copyright: Artist died before 1955
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• Variant title
  
  The Founding of Bathurst
• General note
  
  View 19 The Plains, drawn by John Lewin, and described in Henry Colden Antill's, "Journal of an excursion over the Blue or Western Mountains of New South Wales to visit a tract of new discovered Country, 1815". The entry for May 5th, pp.36-37, describes the scene: "The spot which was chosen for the Governor's large tent was upon a little rising ground about three hundred yards from the men's huts; a small tent was placed on each side with a clear space in front upon which a small flag staff was erected. This was a delightful spot for a town, commanding a view of the surrounding country to a considerable extent...."
  
  Major Antill's Journal is available at ML Safe 1/20a (microfilm CY265) Mitchell Library
  In 1965, this watercolour and V*/Expl/1 were removed from a volume containing Absalom West's "Views 1813-1814" and James Wallis' "An Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements, 1821". This volume is available at PX*D 65 (microfilm CY2100) Mitchell Library
  
  Previously titled, "An encampment, possibly of an exploring expedition, partly cleared country, officers and men, ca. 1812-1817"
  "J. Whatman" watermark is visible on paper.
  Digital order no:a128133
• Subject
  David Scott Mitchell Collection.
  
• Topic
  bush
  campfires
  camps
  colonial art
  exploration
  pioneer bush life
  tents
  
• Place
  Bathurst (N.S.W.)
  
• Exhibited in
  
  Age of Macquarie - Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales
  Rare road maps of New South Wales - State Library of New South Wales (March, 2000 - July, 2000)
  More easily imagined: crossings of the Blue Mountains - Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
  The Governor: Lachlan Macquarie, 1810 to 1821 - State Library of New South Wales (July, 2010 - October, 2010)
  Lewin: Wild Art - State Library of New South Wales (March, 2012 - October, 2012)
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE3312368

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