A man of Van Diemen's Land.
Primary Artist
James Caldwall (1739–1822)
Title
Source
From Cook, James and King, James. 'A voyage to the Pacific Ocean... for making discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. London: Printed by W. & A. Strahan for G. Nicol & T. Codell, 1784
Page or Plate number
plate 6.
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),
Date made
1784
Place made
London, Greater London, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
22.6 x 17.8 cm (printed image)
Support
cream laid paper
Support size
54.4 x 40.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
blindstamp: centre, 'D...[illegible]'
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Production notes
Cook, James and King, James. 'A voyage to the Pacific Ocean... for making discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. London: Printed by W. & A. Strahan for G. Nicol & T. Codell, 1784
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
inscribed lower right in black pencil, 'J4 / 16'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
127712
Accession number
2003.304
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 1, 2003/2004 (2003-08-15)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the Cabinet of Discoveries, Canberra, August 2003.
Credit line
Purchased 2003
Subject categories
Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: English | Australia, Art period: Pre-European settlement, to 1778
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Webber, John. | (1751–1793) English | Male | print after
Caldwall, James. | (1739–1822) English | Male | engraver
Last Updated
18 Jan 2026