Print Description
Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 42.3 x 28 cm (16.65 x 11.02 inch). Image size: 35 x 21.5 cm. (13.78 x 8.46 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
CAPTAIN JAMES COOK, TIERRA DEL FUEGO, CHRISTMAS SOUND, 18TH-CENTURY EXPLORATION, WILLIAM HODGES, PACIFIC VOYAGES, MARITIME HISTORY, DISCOVERY PRINTS, DUTCH ENGRAVINGS, REIZE RONDOM DE WAERELD, HONCOOP, ALLART, VAN CLEEF | PCO-E19-44
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Reize rondom de Waereld door James Cook, Dutch edition, published by Honcoop, Allart, and Van Cleef (1795-1797). Based on drawings from Cook’s second voyage.
Reference: Reize rondom de Waereld door James Cook, Dutch edition, 1795.
Biography engraver: Joseph Sebastian Klauber (1710-1768) was a German miniaturist and engraver from Augsburg, primarily known for religious engravings. He was a pupil of Antoine Birckhaert in Prague. His work for Reize rondom de Waereld adapted illustrations from Cook’s voyages for the Dutch edition.
Biography artist: William Hodges (1744-1797) was an English artist and draughtsman, best known for accompanying Captain James Cook on his second voyage to the Pacific (1772-1775). His paintings and drawings were used to illustrate Cook’s explorations.
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