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Barrington - The Cape of Good Hope, South Africa - This originally hand-colored engraving is from George Barrington's The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Port Jackson, Parramatta, Sydney and all its dependencies... and An Account of a Voyage to New South Wales… The work was published in London by W. Flint for M. Jones in 1802. The work illustrated the first permanent English settlement in Australia. George Barrington was a convict that got transported to Australia in the Third Fleet. He was infamously known as the 'Prince of Pick-Pockets.' This work was ”..the earliest work with handcoloured topographical views of New South Wales.” (Wantrup) There is some speculation as to Barrington's actual involvement with the publication. (Wantrup) Paper Size ~ 8 3/4” by 4 1/2”