Allegorical figure of the Aboriginal discoverer of clay in the regions of the Andes.
Title
Allegorical figure of the Aboriginal discoverer of clay in the regions of the Andes.
Date made
1859Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),
Category
Illustrated book
Print type
intaglio
Technique
wood engraving, printed in black ink, from one block
Text printed from matrix
Printed, beneath image within text in black ink '[the above woodcut was designed by Dr. Ludwig Becker, and engraved by Mr. Grosse, / on the native wood, Callistemon salignus, which proves to be fully equal to European / box wood for the purpose of wood engraving.]'
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject category
Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book
Subject description
A specimen of wood-engraving on Australian wood
Legacy id
151993