A deserted Indian village in King George III Sound, New Holland.
Title
A deserted Indian village in King George III Sound, New Holland.
Source
Vancouver, George. 'A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and around the world...' London: Printed for G.G. and J.Robinson, 1798
Page or Plate number
facing p.54.
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69), 281
Date made
1798
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Support
thin off-white wove paper
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Production notes
A French edition of Vancouver's voyage appeared in 1801-02, with this plate titled: 'Village, Abandonne par les naturels du pays, et situe' sur le Sound du Roi George III, dans la Nouvelle-Hollande.'
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed on mount upper right verso on sticker, '531'. Inscribed on mount lower left verso on sticker, 'KING GEORGE'S SOUND, ALBANY, /W ESTERN AUSTRALIA./ A rare engraving from Vancouver's account/ of his voyage to Australia, published in/ London in 1798. Vancouver also sailed with Captain Cook on his second voyage. / ART CELLARS / 37 BARRACH ST. PERTH WA 6000'.
Subject description
Two Europeans, one sitting, one standing, in the centre of a deserted Aboriginal encampment at King George Sound, Western Australia.
IRN
204605
Accession number
2010.1008
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 2, 2010/2011 (2010-10-26)
Provenance
With Art Cellars, 37 Barrack St Perth WA. Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Marie Louise Wordsworth, Perth, October 2010.
Credit line
The Wordsworth Collection, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, purchased 2010
Subject categories
Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: English | Australia, Art period: Colonial, Western Australia | Collection: The Wordsworth collection of Western Australian colonial art, acquired 2010.