A Singular Animal called Kangaroo New Holland (= Australia)

After Stubbs, George.

Animals Australië | A Singular Animal called Kangaroo found on the coast of New Holland (= Australia), page 236, vol. 1, published ca 1801, 1 p.

Name: Animals Australië | A Singular Animal called Kangaroo found on the coast of New Holland (= Australia), page 236, vol. 1, published ca 1801, 1 p.
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Engraving from the book of George Alexander Cooke, Modern and authentic System of Universal Geography, Volume I, London 1801. Book 1 is mostly extracts from James Cook’s journal encompassing voyages in the Friendly Islands, the New Hebrides, New Caledonia, New Zealand and New Holland. After the famous painting of George Stubbs (1724-1806): the Kongouro from New Holland, the first painting of an Australian animal in Western art. Commissioned by Sir Joseph Banks. Cooke wrote after seeing a kangaroo on 24 june 1770: I saw my self this morning a little way from the ship one of the Animals before spoke off, it was of a light Mouse colour and the full size of a grey hound and shaped in every respect like one”. On august 4 1770 Cooke mentions this animal the Kangooroo or Kanguru. Modern correct name Eastern Grey Kangaroo.

Engraving in good condition, a bit thicker paper outside the illustration in the left, in a paper passepartout (260 x 350 mm.

[NL] Antieke prent van Kangaroo, naar het beroemde schilderij van Stubbs dat het eerste Westerse schilderij was van een Australisch dier.

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