{"product_id":"1985-lithographic-sketches-around-sydney-s-t-gill-australian-art-prints-ltd-ed","title":"1985 Lithographic Sketches Around Sydney S.T. Gill Australian Art Prints Ltd Ed","description":"\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   1985 Lithographic Sketches Around Sydney S.T. Gill Australian Art Prints Ltd Ed\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-size: large;\"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  Six Lithographic Sketches Of Scenery In \u0026amp; Around Sydney\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  By Samuel Thomas Gill\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-size: large; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\n  Published by Spencer Sandilands \u0026amp; Peter Arnold 1985\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   Limited Edition Copy No. 39 Of Only 100 Published - All 6 Plates Present\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n         \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n           \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n            \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Arial; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Arial; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n               \"\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n              \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               Six Lithographic Sketches Of Scenery In \u0026amp; Around Sydney reproduces one of the earliest and most visually important collections of colonial Sydney landscape art by Samuel Thomas Gill. Originally published in Sydney in 1856, the portfolio captured scenes of the young colony at a time when the city was still developing from a rough settlement into a prosperous harbor capital. This 1985 facsimile edition, limited to only one hundred copies, faithfully recreates the original lithographic presentation, preserving Gill's delicate line work, atmospheric shading, and romantic vision of nineteenth-century Sydney. Your copy, numbered 39, includes all six plates and reflects the careful craftsmanship of Spencer Sandilands and Peter Arnold's limited-edition publishing project.\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003cdiv\u003e\n               \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n                \u003cbr\u003e\n               \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003c\/div\u003e\n              \u003cdiv\u003e\n               \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n                The lithographs themselves are both artistic and historical documents, depicting tranquil harbor scenes, emerging architecture, shoreline landscapes, and everyday colonial life with remarkable sensitivity and precision. Gill combines picturesque composition with documentary observation, showing Sydney as a place where European settlement and the Australian landscape were still uneasily blending together. The plates emphasize water, open space, and elegant vantage points around the harbor, revealing how dramatically different the city appeared before modern urban expansion. Figures are often included quietly within the landscapes, lending the scenes a human scale while reinforcing the leisurely and exploratory atmosphere associated with colonial travel art.\n               \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003c\/div\u003e\n              \u003cdiv\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n              \u003c\/div\u003e\n              \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               Beyond their visual beauty, these prints hold considerable importance in Australian cultural history because Gill remains one of the defining artists of the colonial period. His work provides rare insight into the appearance and mood of early Australian settlements before photography became widespread. Limited facsimile editions such as this were produced primarily for collectors, libraries, and enthusiasts of Australian art and history, making complete sets increasingly difficult to locate. With all six plates present and housed in the original portfolio case, this edition stands as both a collectible art object and a finely produced tribute to one of Australia's most celebrated nineteenth-century illustrators.\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n               \"\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               Light wear to covers and spine as shown. All plates present. Plates clean and perfectly presented. A beautiful copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003c\/div\u003e\n           \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n         \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n       \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\n    \u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\n     \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/font\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\n    \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"\"\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\n       Size 24.5cm x 30.5cm x 1cm - all plates present\n      \u003c\/font\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/font\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/font\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Antique Books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028379091083,"sku":null,"price":288.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/0770\/0875\/files\/6be957dd-d301-4112-adf3-b37b14127eee.jpg?v=1779346614","url":"https:\/\/antiquebooksaustralia.com.au\/products\/1985-lithographic-sketches-around-sydney-s-t-gill-australian-art-prints-ltd-ed","provider":"Antique Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}