page_title: Joseph Lycett
section_title: Views in Australia
hierarchical_section_title: Joseph Lycett / Convict years / Views in Australia
caption_attribution_description: English: Lycett, J. (1824). Views in Australia, or, New South Wales &amp; Van Diemen's Land delineated&#160;: In fifty views with descriptive letter press ... by J. Lycett. London, J. Souter., MRB/ F980.1/ L English: Title page from Views in Australia, or, New South Wales &amp; Van Diemen's Land delineated: In fifty views with descriptive letter press ... by J. Lycett. London, J. Souter., 1824-1825 State Library of New South Wales.
context_page_description: Joseph Lycett was a portrait and miniature painter, active in Australia. Lycett specialised in topographical views of the major towns of Australia, and some of its more dramatic landscapes.
context_section_description: Although his later publication Views in Australia suggests Lycett also visited Tasmania, there is no evidence of his actually travelling there. He returned to England in September 1822, having been granted an absolute pardon. With publisher John Souter, between July 1824 and June 1825 he issued Views in Australia, or New South Wales and Van Diemens Land in 13 parts published monthly, each with two aquatint views of New South Wales and two of Van Diemen's Land, with descriptive letterpress, and a supplement with maps of both colonies. By permission the series was dedicated to Bathurst. The parts began to appear in July 1824 at 7s. plain and 10s. 6d. coloured. With its complicated publishing history, the extent of Lycett's involvement in the entire production is unclear, and it does seem that the book was not successful. These views were reissued in a volume in 1825, that was reprinted in 1971. The 50 plates are coloured in some copies and plain in others.
caption: Lycett, J. (1824). Views in Australia, or, New South Wales & Van Diemen's Land delineated : In fifty views with descriptive letter press ... by J. Lycett. London, J. Souter., MRB/ F980.1/ L
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