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C1893
Black Swan.
Artist:
Friedrich Specht (1839 - 1909)
C.19th engraving Black Swans. The Black Swan was one of the first Australian birds to be recorded by Europeans. The first recorded sighting occurred on 5 July 1636 by Dutch sailor Antonie Caen in the ship the Banda on Bernier Island, N.W. … Read Full Description
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S/N: TRNH-4338-BI-AA–201609
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Full Title:
Black Swan.
Date:
C1893
Artist:
Friedrich Specht (1839 - 1909)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
125mm
x 125mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1893
Description:
C.19th engraving Black Swans.
The Black Swan was one of the first Australian birds to be recorded by Europeans. The first recorded sighting occurred on 5 July 1636 by Dutch sailor Antonie Caen in the ship the Banda on Bernier Island, N.W. Australia.
The first capture 7 January 1697 by Willem de Vlamingh, Jurien Bay, Western Australia.
Common name: Black Swan
Modern binomial name: Cygnus atratus
First scientific description: Latham 1790
Distribution: Australia wide
