A man of Van Diemen's Land.

Primary Artist

James Caldwall (1739–1822)

Title

A man of Van Diemen's Land.

Source

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.

Date made

1784

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

22.6 x 17.8 cm (printed image)

Support

thin smooth off-white laid paper

Manufacturers mark

watermark indecipherable

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 by artist or designated agent

No inscriptions.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

213894

Accession number

2011.1218

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 4, 2010/2011 (2011-02-22)

Provenance

Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Ted and Gina Gregg, Sydney, February 2011.

Credit line

Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg, 2010

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

19 Jan 2026