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C1824
Thylacinus Harrisii ………….
Artist:
Karl Joseph Brodtmann (1787 - 1862)
Scarce lithograph of mostly Australian animals including a Thylacine. History of discovery of the Thylacine: The first encounter with a Thylacine was by the naturalist Jacques Labillardire on 13 May 1792 as noted in his journal while on the expedition … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Thylacinus Harrisii ………….
Date:
C1824
Artist:
Karl Joseph Brodtmann (1787 - 1862)
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Hand coloured lithograph.
Image Size:
185mm
x 255mm
Paper Size:
270mm
x 375mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1824
Description:
Scarce lithograph of mostly Australian animals including a Thylacine.
History of discovery of the Thylacine:
The first encounter with a Thylacine
was by the naturalist Jacques Labillardire on 13 May 1792 as noted in
his journal while on the expedition led by D’Entrecasteaux. First
description 30 March 1805 was by William Paterson, the Lieutenant
Governor of Tasmania, published in the Sydney Gazette.
Common names: Tasmanian Tiger or Tasmanian Wolf.
Modern binomial name Thylacinus cynocephalus
First described Harris 1808
Distribution Extinct (Tasmania)
Reference The Mammals of Australia, Strahan, 2nd edition. Page: 164-165, ill.50
From Naturhistorische Abbildungen der Saeugethiere
Biography:
Karl Joseph Brodtmann (1787-1862)
Brodtman was a Swiss artist, lithographer and a publisher.
