C1792

The Black Swan. Anas Plutonia.

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 … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

The Black Swan. Anas Plutonia.

Date:

C1792

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Copper engraving with original hand colouring

Image Size: 

115mm 
x 160mm
AUTHENTICITY
The Black Swan. Anas Plutonia. - Antique Print from 1792

Genuine antique
dated:

1792

Description:

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 7th January 1697 by Willem de Vlamingh, Jurien Bay, Western Australia.

Shaw & Nodder common name The Black Swan

Modern common name Black Swan

Shaw &amp Nodder binomial name or protonym Anas Plutonia

Modern binomial name Cygnus atratus

First described Latham 1790

Distribution WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW &amp QLD

Reference Reader’s Digest Book of Birds Page: p.140 ill. 140

From Shaw’s, ‘Vivarium naturae or The Naturalists’ miscellany.‘ The figures drawn by Frederick Polydore Nodder

Frederick Polydore Nodder (1751 - 1800)

Nodder was an English natural history artist of plants, animals and fauna. He was botanical artist to Queen Charlotte and also worked for Joseph Banks on the monumental publication of the botanical specimens collected on James Cook's first voyage. Known as Banks' Florilegium, it was never printed during Bank's lifetime.

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