Primary Artist

Page. (1810–)

Title

A man of van Dieman's Land in New Holland.

Date made

1797 (book published)

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Support

paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

print run unknown

Production notes

Published in Thomas Banks, 'A modern, authentic and complete system of universal geography', London: Printed for C. Cooke, 1797?, facing page 11.
A copy of the engraving by James Caldwall after John Webber published in 'A voyage to the Pacific Ocean... for making discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere’, London, England, 1784.

Subject description

A portrait of an Aboriginal Tasmanian from Van Diemens Land.

Web address

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t3jw92501&seq=26

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Page. | (1810–) English | engraver

Last Updated

30 Oct 2025