John EASTGATE (engraver), Jacques-Louis PERÉE (after) (engraver), Jean Hubert PIRON (draughtsman)
Black swan of Cape Dieman
published 1808
from The World, or The present state of the universe being a general and complete collection of modern voyages and travels, vol. 2, by Cavendish Pelham, published by J. Stradford, London, 1808

Medium
hand-coloured engraving

Measurements
14.2 × 19.8 cm (image) 18.0 × 23.0 cm (plate) 19.8 × 26.2 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John McPhee through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2026
© Public Domain

Gallery location
Not on display

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Place/s of Execution
London, England

Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.c.: Black swan of Cape Dieman
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: d’Entrecasteaux.
printed in ink l.c.: Eastgate sc.

Accession Number
2026.303

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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