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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
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 & Nodder binomial name or protonym Anas Plutonia
Modern binomial name Cygnus atratus
First described Latham 1790
Distribution WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW & 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.
