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C1789
Wulpine Opossum.
Artist:
John Latham (1740 - 1837)
This engraving was issued in two versions ie with two titles, in the first ‘Wulpine’ and in the second issue ‘Vulpine’. Modern common name Common Brushtail Possum, Silvery-grey Possum, Brushtail Possum Modern binomial name Trichosurus vulpecula First described Kerr 1792 … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Wulpine Opossum.
Date:
C1789
Artist:
John Latham (1740 - 1837)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving hand coloured
Image Size:
180mm
x 260mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1789
Description:
This engraving was issued in two versions ie with two titles, in the first ‘Wulpine’ and in the second issue ‘Vulpine’.
Modern common name Common Brushtail Possum, Silvery-grey Possum, Brushtail Possum
Modern binomial name Trichosurus vulpecula
First described Kerr 1792
Distribution Australia wide
Reference The Mammals of Australia, Strahan, 2nd edition. Page: p.273-275, ill. 273, 274 & 275.
From Governor Arthur Phillip’s, & A Voyage to Botany Bay
Biography:
John Latham (1740-1837)
Latham is considered to be the Father of Australian Ornithology for the scientific descriptions he provided for birds sent from the convict colony of Sydney Cove in 1788.
Latham studied anatomy under the surgeon John Hunter and after practicing medicine and making his fortune he retired from practice in 1796 devoting his life to ornithology. He became the leading English ornithologist of his day, a time that coincided with the discovery of Australia’s east coast by James Cook and the establishment of a penal colony at Botany Bay.
