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Uncoloured engraving from the Atlas of the official account of Captain Cooks Third Voyage. From the drawing by John Webber, artist on the voyage. Cook's Third voyage was unprecedented in the amount of money spent on publication with no expense spared on production of the plates. As Sir Joseph Banks said, the expenditure was 'to contribute much to the ornament of the work, as our plates are far better engraved than preceding ones.the publick have a right to that indulgence'. 24 x 18cm. A fine large margin copy. Seller Inventory # 172293
Bibliographic Details
Title: AN OPOSSUM OF VAN DIEMEN'S LAND
Publisher: London
Publication Date: 1784
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