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A non descript bird found at Botany Bay
(c. 1792)
Medium
etching
Measurements
24.3 × 21.0 cm (plate) 28.5 × 21.6 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by John Baird, Member, 2005
Public domain
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
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printed in ink u.c.: "A non descript BIRD / found at / BOTANY BAY / From a Drawing made on the spot / 1792"
printed in ink l.l.: "The Bird measured seven Feet two Inches in height 7 three feet seven Inches / in length It approaches nearest to the Emu of South America, or the Cassowary of Java."
Accession Number
2005.356
Departments
Australian Prints / Australian Prints & Drawings
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