Un opossum de la terre Van-Diemen. [A possum from Van Diemen's land].
Title
Un opossum de la terre Van-Diemen. [A possum from Van Diemen's land].
Source
Cook, James. Troisieme voyage de Cook ou voyage a l'ocean pacifique. Paris : Hotel de Thou, 1785.
Page or Plate number
plate 8
Date made
1784 – c.1786
Place made
Europe, France, Ile-de-France, Paris View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Support
medium-weight smooth off-white laid paper
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso upper right in black pencil, '$16'.
IRN
207544
Accession number
2011.111
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, Animal: Possum