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C1886
Wombats.
Artist:
Stephen T. Dadd (1879 - 1914)
First reported sighting February 1797, after the ship Sydney Cove ran aground on Clarke Island in February 1797, the crew of the salvage ship, Francis, discovered wombats on the island. A live animal was taken back to Port Jackson. Governor John Hunter … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Wombats.
Date:
C1886
Artist:
Stephen T. Dadd (1879 - 1914)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
110mm
x 70mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1886
Description:
First reported sighting February 1797, after the ship Sydney Cove ran aground on Clarke Island in February 1797, the crew of the salvage ship, Francis, discovered wombats on the island. A live animal was taken back to Port Jackson. Governor John Hunter later sent the animal’s corpse to Joseph Banks at the Literary and Philosophical Society to verify that it was a new species.
Naming 26 January 1798
‘We saw several sorts of dung of different animals, one of which Wilson called a Whom-batt, which is an animal about 20 inches high, with short legs and a thick body…’ Bargo, N.S.W. John Price.
First detailed description 25 August 1798 Letter from Hunter to Joseph Banks.
Common names Common Wombat, Naked-nosed Wombat, Coarse-haired Wombat, Island Wombat, Tasmanian Wombat & Forest Wombat.
Modern binomial name Vombatus ursinus
First described Shaw 1800
Distribution SA, VIC, TAS, NSW & QLD.
Biography:
Stephen T. Dadd (1879–1914)
Dadd was a British painter and illustrator, with some of his work published in The Illustrated London News and other media.
