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

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.

Last Updated

09 Jan 2013