Nouvelle-Hollande: Ile Bernier. Kanguroo A Bandes.

Rare c.19th hand coloured engraving of  the first printed illustration of the Banded Hare-wallaby by Charles Lesueur, the artist on board the famous Nicholas Baudin expedition.

The species was discovered by Peron on Bernier Island in 1801.

Common name: Banded Hare-wallaby or Munning
Binomial name: Lagostrophus fasciatus
First described: Peron & Lesueur 1807
Distribution: Bernier Island and Dorre Island in WA.

From Peron, Voyage de decouvertes aux terres australes, execute sur les corvettes le Geographe, le Naturaliste et la goelette le Casuarina, pendant les annees 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803 et 1804 … Paris.

References:
Dunmore, J. French Explorers in the Pacific. Oxford 1965-69 : vol. II, pp. 9-40
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 449
Hill, J. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. San Diego 1974 : 1329
Sharp, A. The Discovery of Australia. Oxford 1963 : pp. 232-39
Wantrup, J. Australian Rare Books. Sydney 1987: pp. 153-159, [78a-81]

Collections.
Australian National University: 154258130
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: ark:/12148/bpt6k74602q
National Library Australia: Bib ID 87123
Power House Museum: 220290870
State Library New South Wales: 1807-1817 MRB/F980
State Library South Australia: 919.4 P453.2 b
State Library Victoria: RARELTBF 919.4 P42V
State Library Western Australia: 4987B  Vol. 147