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C1893
Australian Cassowary.
C.19th engraving of the Australian Cassowary. The first printed image of an Emu which was first sighted on 21st January 1788 was made by surgeon Arthur Bowes, at Port Jackson, described and drawn in his diary on the transport ship … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Australian Cassowary.
Date:
C1893
Artist:
Unknown
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
107mm
x 140mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1893
Description:
C.19th engraving of the Australian Cassowary.
The first printed image of an Emu which was first sighted on 21st January 1788 was made by surgeon Arthur Bowes, at Port Jackson, described and drawn in his diary on the transport ship Lady Penrhyn. His diary entry describes his observations:
The animals we saw during our stay in New Holland……-a bird of a new genus, as large and high as a Ostrich.
Binomial name: Dromaius novaehollandiae
First scientific description: Latham 1790
Distribution: Australia wide (not including Tasmania)
