A Staffordshire earthenware blue and white transfer pattern plate, 'Hobart Town', circa 1825. Note: (After) George William Evans who originally published the image as a frontispiece to his book on the colony in 1822. Earliest known depiction of Australia on porcelain or earthen ware. Diameter 23 cm, For a similar example see collection of the National Gallery of Australia, purchased, 1980, Accession No: NGA 80.1540