IMAGE
Artist unknown :The Apteryx - Apteryx australis. Published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature and Education, appointed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London. ca 1865
- Date
- 1861 - 1868
- By
- Committee of General Literature and Education (Great Britain); R Clay, Son, and Taylor (Firm)
- Reference
- A-468-024
- Description
Shows three kiwi in their native habitiat, near an area of water. One of them is shown in detail in the foreground, and the body of text below the engraving gives information about the bird (wrongly including that they are a native of Australia as well as New Zealand).
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Wood engraving, black and white, above a body of printed text; 190 x 240 mm (image) on page of wove paper 335 x 275 mm
Provenance: Purchase: Antiquarian Art, Lower Hutt, Wellington, June 2015
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Wood engravings, Scientific illustrations, Wood engraving, black and white, above a body of printed text; 190 x 240 mm (image) on page of wove paper 335 x 275 mm, Orientation: Vertical image
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Committee of General Literature and Education (Great Britain). Artist unknown :The Apteryx - Apteryx australis. Published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature and Education, appointed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London. ca 1865. Ref: A-468-024. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/35826949More information can be found in our terms of use.