Pl. XIV-New Zealand-natural bridge-Maori-canoe [J.S. KLAUBER after COOK, 1795]

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Pl. XIV. Verschanst dorp op eene doorboorde Rots gebouwd in Nieuw-Zeeland. – (View of a hidden village built on a natural bridge / pierced rock in New Zealand.) With Maori natives in a canoe as well as the explorers n a canoe.

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Pl. XIV. Verschanst dorp op eene doorboorde Rots gebouwd in Nieuw-Zeeland.

Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 21,5 x 27,5 cm. Image size: 16,1 x 22 cm.

From a Dutch ed. of Captain Cook’s voyages: ‘Reize rondom de Waereld door James Cook […].’, 4to ed. published by Honcoop, Allart and van Cleef in Leyden, Amsterdam and The hague, from 1795. Three voyages, 1768-71, 1772-75 and 1776-79. From 1778 on printed editions of ‘ Captain Cook’s Travels’ appeared in English, Italian, French and Dutch.

Made by J.S. Klauber after an anonymous artist. Joseph Sebastian Klauber (1710-1768) was a German miniaturist and engraver of mostly religious subjects from Augsburg. He was a pupil of Antoine Birckhaert in Prague.

Condition: Fair, given age. Original folds as issued, with some soiling. Tear along bottom fold, consolidated. Right bottom plate edge strengthened on rear. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: PL. XIV-NEW ZEALAND-NATURAL BRIDGE-MAORI-CANOE

PCO-A5-36

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Dimensions 21 × 21 × 1 cm

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