Webber, John 1751-1793 :[Creek in Matavai Bay, Otaheite. Drawn and etched by Lieut. Col. Batty. From an original drawing by Webber. London, John Murray, 1831]

Date
1779 - 1831
By
Batty, Robert, -1848; Webber, John, 1751-1793
Reference
B-097-003
Description

Creek with palm trees and high hills behind, copied from an engraving by John Webber from Captain Cook's third voyage, 1779. Proof before letterpress for an illustration in John Barrow's 'The eventful history of the mutiny and piractical seizure of H. M. S. Bounty., opposite p. 39.

Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).

Physical Description: Engraving, 105 x 69 mm (image), 150 x 104 mm (plate-mark) on sheet 449 x 302 mm

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Format
1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Engraving, 105 x 69 mm (image), 150 x 104 mm (plate-mark) on sheet 449 x 302 mm
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