A woman of Van Diemen's Land. Engraving by J. Caldwall, 1784, after J. Webber, ca. 1777.

  • Webber, John, 1751-1793.
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A woman of Van Diemen's Land. Engraving by J. Caldwall, 1784, after J. Webber, ca. 1777. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Previous title, replaced August 2020: A woman from Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) carrying her baby on her back, encountered by Captain Cook during his third voyage, 1776-1780. Engraving by J. Caldwall after J. Webber, 1780/1785
Previous title, replaced 2017 (in the library catalogue) and August 2020 (in Wellcome Collection Search): A woman from Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) carrying her baby on her back, discovered by Captain Cook during his third voyage, 1776-1780. Engraving by J. Caldwall after J. Webber, 1780/1785

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Described in Cook's journal, 29 January 1777

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[London] : [Printed for John Stockdale, Scatcherd and Whitaker, John Fielding, and John Hardy], [1784]

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1 print : engraving ; platemark 28.5 x 22.4 cm

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A woman of Van Diemen's Land ; J. Webber del. ; J. Caldwall sc.

References note

Rüdiger Joppien and Bernard Smith, The art of Captain Cook's voyages, vol. 3: The voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780, New Haven and London 1988, p. 275, no. 3.13A

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Title taken from text on print.

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Wellcome Collection 566218i

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