IMAGE
[Parkinson, Sydney] 1745-1771 :Oorlogs-Praauw van Nieuw-Zeeland / I S Klauber sc[ulpsit] Pl[ate] XVII [Leyden, Honkoop, 1803]
- Date
- 1769
- By
- Parkinson, Sydney, 1745-1771; Klauber, Ignaz Sebastian, 1753-1817; Honkoop (Firm)
- Reference
- A-111-019-a
- Description
Shows long Maori war canoe with carved stern and prow, being rowed by about 30 men, with several men standing. Two further canoes with sails in the left background. Gable end Foreland, (near Gisborne) is the headland in the centre background.
Library holds Cook's Reizen rondom de waerld at fR910.4/COOK/REIZ
Other Titles - War canoe of New Zealand. Voyages around the world.
Extended Title - From: Cook, James. Reizen rondom de waerld. Leyden: Honkoop, 1803, plate 17.
Based on a drawing by Sydney Parkinson, artist on Cook's first voyage. The Endeavour visited this area in October 1869. The original drawing on which this engraving is based is in the British Library. This engraving is a Dutch re-engraving after the engraving in Hawkesworth's Voyages, published 1773, vol. 3, pl. 16.
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving, black and white on paper 196 x 334 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Landscapes (Representations), Ethnographic illustrations, Engraving, black and white on paper 196 x 334 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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