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Gilsemans, Isaac, fl 1630s-1645? :Afbeelding van de inwooneren van Nieuw Zeeland. [Amst...
Date: 1642 - 1695 - 1705
By: Gilsemans, Isaack, 1606?-1646
Reference: A-460-018
Description: Ten seated Maori men rowing a canoe, with one man standing at the prow on the right. The canoe appears to be double-hulled. All the men have topknot hairstyles. Derived from Gilsemans' 'View of Murderers' Bay' from Abel Tasman's journal and shows Maori in Golden Bay at the time of Tasman's attempted landing on 19 December 1642 See also PUBL-0087-173 (Vaertuig en Gedaente der inwoonders van Selandia Nova. p 173 [Amsterdam, 1705], from Witsen, Nicolaes. Noord en Oost Tartarye. Amsterdam, 1705, between p 172 and 173). The images appear to be identical, suggesting the same plate was used for both imprints The engraving has been folded twice to make three sections, but is supported by the album paper to which it is pasted Other Titles - Image of New Zealand natives (translation) Extended Title - From Nederlandsche Reizen tot bevordering van den Koophandel. Amsterdam, 1784-1787. Volume 9. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Copper engraving, 165 x 262 mm (image, border and text), on paper pasted to album paper Provenance: Acquired from Holland by the vendor.