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Scarce, miniature hand coloured engraving of a dingo. The first report of a ‘wild dog’ in Australia was made by the Dutchman, Jan Cartenzoon near Cape Keer, Queensland on the 8 May 1623; ‘I went ashore myself with 10 musketeers we … Read Full Description
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Scarce, miniature hand coloured engraving of a dingo.
The first report of a ‘wild dog’ in Australia was made by the Dutchman, Jan Cartenzoon near Cape Keer, Queensland on the 8 May 1623;
‘I went ashore myself with 10 musketeers we saw numerous footprints of men and dogs (running from south to north) we accordingly spent some time there, following the footprints to a river…we also saw great numbers of dogs, herons and curlews…’
The first printed illustration of the Dingo appeared in Governor Arthur Phillip’s account of the first settlement at Sydney Cove, “A Voyage to Botany Bay“.
Common names; Dingo, Wild Dog or Warrigal.
Modern binomial name ; Canis lupus dingo
Recent synonyms; Canis dingo
First described; Meyer 1793
Distribution; Australia wide (mainland)
Reference;
Heere; The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765 pp.124-125
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 16439.
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National Library Australia: Bib ID 4084242
State Library Victoria: CCF 994.5 V66S
State Library New South Wales: 74Vv5vQ4lxmZ
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