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

Text printed from matrix

printed upper right above image within plate-mark, '6'.
printed lower right below image within plate-mark, 'J. Webber del.'
printed signature lower right below image within plate-mark, 'J. Caldwall sc.'
printed lower centre below image within plate-mark, 'A MAN of VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.'

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject categories

Australia, Art period: Pre-European settlement, to 1778 | Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: English

Legacy id

213894

Last Updated

19 Jan 2026

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 2011.1218

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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