Pl. XVII-New Zealand-War boat-canoe-Maori [J.S. KLAUBER after COOK, 1795]

Pl. XVII. Oorlogs-Praauw van Nieuw-Zeeland.

Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 37,5 x 25,5 cm. Image size: 33,5 x 21 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 and staining. Tear along bottom middle fold, consolidated. Left bottom with tear and paper loss from binding, consolidated. Light damp staining at top middle. Creasing at top right. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: PL. XVII-NEW ZEALAND-WAR BOAT-CANOE-MAORI

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