IMAGE
Webber, John, 1751-1793 :Sea horses. Drawn by Webber. Engraved by E. Scott. The figures by J. Heath. [London, 1784]
- Date
- 1778 - 1779
- By
- Webber, John, 1751-1793; Heath, James, 1757-1834
- Reference
- C-131-052-c
- Description
Walruses on a rocky foreshore, being shot at by a group of Captain Cook's sailors in a small boat, while another group loads carcasses into another rowboat. The Resolution and Discovery are at anchor in the background, with icebergs around them. The scene is in the Arctic waters of the North Pacific
Exhibited in 'Wild Things: Botanical and Zoological Art from the Alexander Turnbull Library' exhibition, National Library Gallery, 22 November 1998 - 21 March 1999.
Extended Title - From: Cook, J. A voyage to the Pacific Ocean ...(London, Strahan, 1784). Atlas. Plate 52
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving, hand-coloured, on cream wove paper, 268 x 405 mm (plate-mark) on sheet 357 x 497 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- Webber, John 1751-1793 :[Plates illustrating Captain Cook's third voyage / J. Webber delt, various hands engraved. London, 1784] / Webber, John 1751-1793 :[Plates illustrating Captain Cook's third voyage / J. Webber delt, various hands engraved. London, 1784]
- Format
- 1 colour art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Engraving, hand-coloured, on cream wove paper, 268 x 405 mm (plate-mark) on sheet 357 x 497 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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