A Man of Van Diemen's Land.
J. Webber del. J. Caldwell sc.
[n.d., c.1784.]
Engraving. Plate: 285 x 220mm (11¼ x 8¾''). Cut to platemark.
A plate from 'Cook's Voyage to the Pacific'. A portrait of a man from Tasmania, known as Van Dieman's Land until the mid nineteenth century. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 51000] £140.00
[n.d., c.1784.]
Engraving. Plate: 285 x 220mm (11¼ x 8¾''). Cut to platemark.
A plate from 'Cook's Voyage to the Pacific'. A portrait of a man from Tasmania, known as Van Dieman's Land until the mid nineteenth century. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 51000] £140.00