Description
Pl. XIII. Gezigt van eene doorboorde Rots in Nieuw-Zeeland.
Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 20,3 x 27 cm. Image size: 16,2 x 20,3 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: Good, given age. Original folds as issued, with some soiling. Small tear in left margin, consolidated. Light damp stains at top. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Keywords: PL. XIII-NEW ZEALAND-NATURAL BRIDGE-TOLAGA-MAORI
PCO-A5-36
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