Nouvelle Hollande
Author
Albert Étienne de Montémont
(French, 1788 - 1861)
Artist
Leopold Massard
Engraver
Choubard
(fl. 1807 - 1830)
Datec 1835
Object number00017954
NameEngraving
MediumPaper, ink
DimensionsOverall: 209 x 124 mm, 0.004 kg
ClassificationsArt
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionEngraving titled 'Nouvelle Hollande' depicting an Indigenous Australian male holding a four-pronged spear in his right hand and a shield in his left hand and a club secured to his waist. A small possum with joeys appears in the background.
Beneath the image the plate number '44', the artist 'L. Massard del.' and the engraver 'Choubard sc'. The text reference appears beneath the title 'Voy. Autour du Monde. Tome VI, Pag. 392' referring to page 392, Volume 6, of Voyage Autour du Monde in the multi-volume work Bibliothèque universelle des voyages, effectués par mer ou par terre dans les diverses parties du monde ...' by Albert Étienne de Montémont. Volume 6 gives and account of Captain Cook's first voyage.
Louis Auguste de Sainson
1834
