The Lycett Album ca. 1820: Aboriginal People of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in European Colonial Art

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Lycett, Joseph, approximately 1775-1828
Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820.
Title in Album: “Drawings of Natives & Scenery of Van Diemens Land 1830.”
(Courtesy National Library of Australia)
Catalogue Entry: http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1586033

 

Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Front Cover of Album. From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Front Cover of Album. From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Fly leaf of Album. From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Fly leaf of Album. From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Title: "Drawing of the Natives & Scenery of Van Diemens Land 1830". From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Title: “Drawing of the Natives & Scenery of Van Diemens Land 1830”. From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)

Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aborigine climbing a tree by cutting steps in the trunk. [ca. 1820] From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aborigine climbing a tree by cutting steps in the trunk. [ca. 1820] From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aborigine climbing a tree with two Aborigines sitting beside a fire, others spearing birds [ca. 1817] From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aborigine climbing a tree with two Aborigines sitting beside a fire, others spearing birds [ca. 1817] From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aborigines hunting waterbirds [ca. 1817] From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aborigines hunting waterbirds [ca. 1817] From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Distant view of Sydney and the harbour, Captain Piper's naval villa at Eliza Point [ca. 1817] From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Distant view of Sydney and the harbour, Captain Piper’s naval villa at Eliza Point [ca. 1817] From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)

Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aboriginal Australians night fishing by fire torches, New South Wales, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aboriginal Australians night fishing by fire torches, New South Wales, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Contest with spears, shields and clubs, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
ycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Contest with spears, shields and clubs, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Two Aboriginal Australian men fishing for eels, New South Wales, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Two Aboriginal Australian men fishing for eels, New South Wales, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aborigines cooking and eating beached whales, Newcastle, New South Wales, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aborigines cooking and eating beached whales, Newcastle, New South Wales, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aborigines hunting kangaroos, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aborigines hunting kangaroos, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Family of Aborigines taking shelter during a storm, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Family of Aborigines taking shelter during a storm, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Group of Aborigines with shields and spears, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Group of Aborigines with shields and spears, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aborigines resting by camp fire, near the mouth of the Hunter River, Newcastle, New South Wales, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aborigines resting by camp fire, near the mouth of the Hunter River, Newcastle, New South Wales, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Corroboree around a camp fire, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Corroboree around a camp fire, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aboriginal Australians spearing fish and diving for shellfish, New South Wales, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aboriginal Australians spearing fish and diving for shellfish, New South Wales, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Two Aborigines hunting emus, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Two Aborigines hunting emus, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aborigines with spears attacking Europeans in a rowing boat, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aborigines with spears attacking Europeans in a rowing boat, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aborigines using fire to hunt kangaroos, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aborigines using fire to hunt kangaroos, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aborigines hunting waterbirds in the rushes, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aborigines hunting waterbirds in the rushes, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aborigine warding off spears with a shield, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Aborigine warding off spears with a shield, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) An Aboriginal funeral, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) An Aboriginal funeral, ca. 1817 From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Back Cover of Album From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)
Lycett, Joseph, (1775-1828) Back Cover of Album From Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. (Courtesy of National Library of Australia)


Related Hunter Valley Joseph Lycett Paintings and Engravings  from Views of Australia (1825)
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Joseph Lycett - Lake Patterson, near Patterson's Plains Hunters River New South Wales.
Joseph Lycett – Lake Patterson, near Patterson’s Plains Hunters River New South Wales. (Click for a larger image)

 

Joseph Lycett - Newcastle, New South Wales.
Joseph Lycett – Newcastle, New South Wales. (Click for a larger image)

 

Joseph Lycett - The Sugar Loaf Mountain near New Castle, New South Wales.
Joseph Lycett – The Sugar Loaf Mountain near New Castle, New South Wales. (Click for a larger image)

 

View on Lake Patterson, N.S.Wales
View on Lake Patterson, N.S.Wales (Click for a larger image)

 

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