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C1853
The Black Swan.
Small mid c.19th lithograph of the Black Swan which 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 … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
The Black Swan.
Date:
C1853
Artist:
Unknown
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour.
Image Size:
140mm
x 88mm
Paper Size:
166mm
x 112mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1853
Description:
Small mid c.19th lithograph of the Black Swan which 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.
Modern binomial name: Cygnus atratus
First described: Latham 1790
Distribution: Australia wide
Reference Reader’s Digest Book of Birds 2nd ed 1986 Page: 140, ill. 140
