IMAGE
[Wallis, Samuel] 1728-1795 :[Sir Charles Saunders Island, Maiao, Society Islands. 27 July 1767]
- Date
- 1767
- By
- Wallis, Samuel, 1728-1795; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918
- Reference
- B-116-009
- Description
Explorer Samuel Wallis' ship "Dolphin" against a background of a bush-clad volcanic island with two peaks, with coconut palms and three dwellings at the shore-line
Related works: A more distant view is in the National Library of Australia, 'Saunders Island'.
Inscriptions: the work's pencil inscription identifies it incorrectly
Other Titles - Whitsunday Island [former title].
Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - Whitsunday Island [in pencil; also in centre, a large] 9
Quantity: 1 drawing(s).
Physical Description: Ink & wash on laid paper, 289 x 407 mm
Provenance: Collection of A. H. Turnbull. Purchased with 10 other drawings and Wallis' log-book from London dealer Quaritch in 1912 for £250.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 drawing(s), Works of art, Wash drawings, Ink & wash on laid paper, 289 x 407 mm, Watermark: a shield with a fleur-de-lis surmounted by a crown, above GR
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