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Robert Bénard (engraver)
Peter Mazell (after) (engraver)
John Webber (draughtsman)
An opossum of Van Diemen’s Land (Un opossum de la terre Van-Diemen) published 1785
engraving
16.1 × 22.9 cm (image) 18.2 × 24.2 cm (plate) 20.3 × 26.7 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John McPhee through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2026
© Public Domain
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An opossum of Van Diemen’s Land
(Un opossum de la terre Van-Diemen)
published 1785
plate 8 from Cartes et figures du troisième voyage de Cook (Maps and figures of Cook's Third Voyage), vol. 1, by James Cook, published by Hôtel de Thou, Paris, 1785
Medium
engraving
Measurements
16.1 × 22.9 cm (image) 18.2 × 24.2 cm (plate) 20.3 × 26.7 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
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Inscription
printed in ink l.r.: Benard direxit
printed (vertically) in ink l.r.: Pl. 8.
printed (vertically) in ink l.l.: 10
printed in ink l.c.: UN OPOSSUM DE LA TERRE VAN-DIEMEN
Accession Number
2026.304
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings